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Abu Dhabi launch 'first' regulated carbon credit exchange

£2.2trn investors call for living wage at UK supermarket chain

'Three problems' with Verra's first plastic waste reduction credits

Verra has issued the first "Plastic Credits" in the voluntary carbon market to Second Life Thailand, a plastic waste reduction program.

Arowana Impact Capital invests in plastics recycler

Arowana Impact Capital (AIC), the impact investing arm of asset manager Arowana, has made a cornerstone investment in Green Antz, a convertor of plastic waste to construction materials.

Make 'huge' taxonomy extension to cover entire economy, Platform says

The EU's taxonomy of sustainable activities should be extended to essentially cover every economic activity - including to define activities that must be "urgently exited", an expert group has told the European Commission.

ESMA recommends EU tightens carbon market monitoring

European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recommended that the EU improve transparency and tighten monitoring of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in order to "maintain orderly markets".

Scottish Widows divests from tobacco due to 'stranded asset risk'

Pension and insurance provider Scottish Widows will divest £1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) of assets from companies with exposure to tobacco or some fossil fuels.

HSBC urges investors to support under threat social bond market

HSBC has urged investors to continue to support the social bond market or else it is "under threat", after social investment dropped materially following a boost in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

CIX joins forces with Carbonplace on carbon trading

Carbonplace and Climate Impact X (CIX) have announced a joint pilot designed to lower barriers to entry in the voluntary carbon credit market.

Foresight launches sustainable fund targeting 'digital economy'