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Robeco launches ASCOR-powered euro sovereign bond fund

Robeco has launched a euro-denominated sovereign bond exchange traded fund (ETF) which is built using the pioneering Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) tool.

Norges Bank excludes French mining company

Norges Bank has excluded Eramet from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global due to "an unacceptable risk" of severe environmental damage and serious violation of human rights.

EU's judiciary rejects complaint at nuclear and gas in taxonomy

Long-term climate risk blind spot leads OSFI to plan tests of financial firm models

Canada's federal financial regulator said it will step up assessments of financial institutions' ability to measure and manage "catastrophic and climate-related financial risks" after a climate stress test revealed "important data gaps".

'A great time to be in the Australian sustainable finance market'

Australia's ground-breaking taxonomy and mandatory climate disclosures will boost the prospects of its sustainable finance market, Drew Lanyon tells Ahren Lester.

Dutch central bank to assess pension nature, climate risk

De Nederlandsche Bank has revealed plans to carry out nature and climate risk analyses within pension funds and insurers over the next year.

IDB planning landmark 'Amazonia Bond' debut in 2026

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) plans to launch its innovative $1 billion 'Amazonia Bond' issuance programme in 2026, but other market participants continue to watch whether the COP30 event in Brazil could see other issuers enter the market sooner rather than later.

Australian super fund backs Macquarie as part of AUD2bn impact allocation

The Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has kicked off plans to allocate AUD2 billion ($1.3 billion) to impact investing by the end of the decade with a significant allocation to Australian infrastructure investor Macquarie Asset Management.

SEC chair says 'concerning' EU sustainability rules should dump double materiality

The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has criticised the anticipated impact on US companies of EU sustainability rules, suggesting that the bloc should drop a requirement that companies report their impact on environment and the society.

Finance a key theme for COP30, says CISL

Finance is set to be a key theme at COP30 in Belém, the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has predicted,...