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EU social taxonomy: 'Time for investors to treat social & environmental factors equally'

Investors and non-profits have cautiously welcomed proposals for a European taxonomy of social economic activities but warned the bloc may struggle to identify criteria to judge the activities.

CalSTRS commits to net zero by 2050

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) will target net-zero emissions across its investment portfolio by 2050

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Majid Al Futtaim, FirstGroup, Summerset ... and more

Shaping finance in transitioning to a sustainable food system

The global food system would be insolvent if the costs of its negative impacts were priced in, writes Simon Zadek

Green Bond Comment, September 2021: Focus must be on quality not being lost through quantity

The record-breaking growth of the sustainable bond market in 2021 is to be welcomed, but we must ensure the sustainability substance of these bonds is not sacrificed as it scales. Ahren Lester reports

Bond round-up: Munich Re, UK green gilt, CMB, Granite REIT, Philip Morris ... and more

Australian 'responsible investment' grows while rest of market shrinks

Investments labelled as 'responsible' grew by AUD298 billion ($291 billion) between 2019 and 2020 while the rest of the market shrunk...

Financing a sustainable food system

Sustainability is increasingly on the agenda for the food and agriculture sector, opening opportunities for sustainable finance. Mark Nicholls reports

EU carbon market update: 31 August 2021

Carbon hits record highs on ever tighter gas markets, says Tom Lord

WCI carbon market update: 31 August 2021

The California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices ended the week at new heights, says Nicolas Girod