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TD Bank makes net zero by 2050 pledge

Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank has become the latest bank to commit to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with its operations and financing activities by 2050 - but the announcement was criticised for failing to set an interim target.

Carney's voluntary carbon market taskforce launches consultation on proposals

A Mark Carney-initiated taskforce focused on rapidly scaling up global voluntary carbon markets has opened its initial report on forming a global carbon market, including creating clear core carbon principles and carbon spot and future contracts.

News Round Up: BlackRock, Tikehau, Moody's, and more

Investment for resilience in a post-Covid world

In advance of the Finance in Common Summit, Margaret Kuhlow argues that we need Public Development Banks to invest in a job-rich recovery that rebuilds for economic, environmental, and social resilience.

Investors back Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing

A Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing has been published with support from a group of UK-based investors including M&G, Insight and Legal & General.

UK government announces green sovereign bond and climate disclosure plan

The UK government has announced plans to issue its first green sovereign bond in 2021, as well as making for climate-risk disclosures mandatory for major companies by 2025.

Impact Investing - what's all the buzz about?

Is impact finance the evolution of ESG investing? We delve deeper in to how impact finance provides investors with exposure to activities that offer targeted, measurable and positive benefit to environment and society.

What does Joe Biden's Presidency mean for responsible investors?

There was no blue wave, but there could yet be a green wave of investment, writes Peter Cripps

BofE announces climate stress tests launch in June after Covid-19 delay

The Bank of England (BofE) has announced that its postponed climate stress tests will now launch in June, after the central bank used the delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic to work on the design of the exercise.

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