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Amundi is latest investor to ditch SBI green bonds

The world's biggest green bond fund has followed through with its threat to divest State Bank of India's (SBI) green bonds, amid reports that is due to fund a large coal project in Australia.

News Round Up: Foresight, Impax, Nomura Greentech, and more

AMF study identifies weaknesses in French institutions' TCFD reports

Financial institutions continue to struggle to report decision-useful information on how their overall strategy responds to climate change, according to an analysis of French financial institutions' Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports.

WCI carbon market update: 05 January 2021

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices have increased while trading volumes have fallen, says Nicolas Girod*

Creating a clear path for mandatory reporting

The UK government's climate disclosures roadmap is welcome because it is clear about why this move to mandatory must happen, says Yen Pei Chen

News Round Up: Truvalue Labs, Länsförsäkringar, Liberum, and more

US insurers follow in Europe's climate footsteps

While European insurers are ahead of the US with regards to incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into business practices, investment management firm Conning believes the gap might be closed faster than many might think

Communication on EU ESG regulation needs to improve, says Refinitiv

Communication around the EU's sustainability regulations must improve to show they are 'not scary', Refinitiv's Elena Philipova tells Ahren Lester

'Creating green bond markets' resource page launched

Environmental Finance in partnership with the IFC and the Green Bond Technical Assistance Programme (GB-TAP) has launched a resource page entitled Creating Green Bond Markets with information on forthcoming webinars, case studies, training programmes and research reports

2021 could see 'practical application' of ESG in cat bond market

An environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked catastrophe (cat) bond could emerge in 2021, a senior (re)insurance broker told Environmental Finance, as sponsors and investors continue to show interest in the innovative instrument