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It's time to embrace Brazil's green economic bounce

Government reforms and the urgent need to replace aging energy infrastructure is an opportunity to bolster Brazil's economy. The key is attracting inward investment to develop renewable capacity, argues Jamie Macdonald-Murray

UNDP to identify SDG investment 'opportunity areas'

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is to next year publish research on 'investment opportunity areas' for investments that advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Climate as well as tech stocks will offer growth in 2021, says M&G

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Nedbank, Publiacqua, Viedekke ... and more

IFRS 'should use TCFD' as basis for reporting standards, says FSB

The IFRS Foundation's proposal to devise international sustainability reporting standards should be underpinned by the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has said.

TPG Rise invests in Chinese education company

TPG's Rise Fund has invested an undisclosed amount in Chinese education company Meishubao as part of a $210 million series D funding round, according to Chinese state media.

Pressure on financial institutions to back up climate pledges growing - 2DII

There is a "pressing need" for financial institutions to provide detailed evidence of the impact of their pledges to help curb climate change - especially as regulators increase their scrutiny of the area, according to thinktank 2° Investing Initiative.

IFRS sustainability standards could create 'additional fragmentation'

The IFRS Foundation has been warned that if it does not support the work of existing standard setters, its proposals to develop consolidated international sustainability reporting standards could lead to "additional fragmentation in an already crowded ecosystem".

Bond round-up: Florida Development Finance, Sparebanken Vest, Far Eastern New Century, IBRD ... and more

EU Platform calls on Commission to revise taxonomy proposal

The European Commission-mandated Platform on Sustainable Finance has called on the Commission to revise aspects of its draft sustainability taxonomy legislation, including to focus on 'transition' of currently ineligible activities that could eventually align with the taxonomy.