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Bond round-up: Enel, IADB, Mexico, A2A, Banco BPM, Leasys ... and more

ETS reform and carbon border tax in seismic EU policy proposals

Landmark climate-related policy reforms have been set out by the EU that will see the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS) cover buildings, road transport and shipping, and put a price on emissions linked to imports into the EU.

WBA reveals methodology behind 'just transition' company ranking

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has revealed the methodology behind the 'just transition' indicators...

Free webinar: Environmental Finance review of Q2 sustainable bond market

Environmental Finance will host a free webinar this week to review the 2021 second quarter sustainable bond issuance

UK pension funds managing £270bn in assets commit to net zero

Fourteen chairs of pension schemes, which collectively manage £268 billion ($371 billion) of pensions assets...

Lack of ESG data a barrier to investors, finds Index Industry Association

The Index Industry Association (IIA) has found that a lack of standardised sustainability data is one of the main barriers to asset managers...

EU expert group publishes proposed social, transition Taxonomy extensions

The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has published proposals for extending the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities to include 'social' objectives, as well as extend the existing 'green' Taxonomy to specifically identify environmentally harmful and 'transition' activities to add nuance to the landmark regulation.

Sustainability-linked bond growth softens second quarter sustainable bond slowdown

Sustainability-linked bond issuance in the second quarter of 2021 tripled on the first three months of the year...

Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1

One year after the Sustainability Linked Bond Principles were published, the target-based fixed income instrument is seeing issuance accelerate. Market participants warn, however, that some current issues lack substance. Ahren Lester reports

Water risk and investment opportunities briefing afternoon round-up

Environmental Finance's 'Water Risk and Investment Opportunities' event included a half-day of presentations, a panel, and a live discussion group