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The impact of the EU's Sustainable Finance Package on asset managers

Leonard Ng explores three key areas of impact: the taxonomy, regulation of ESG ratings providers and transition finance

EBA unveils climate scenario analysis templates

UK regulator calls for feedback on adopting ISSB

Tailor reporting to fit investor dependency on ESG data, companies told

Companies have been told to ensure their sustainability reporting is streamlined to help "time-poor" investors reliant on third-party ESG data providers.

Sovereigns should use SLBs 'to help reinforce climate commitments'

RBC BlueBay's Jana Harvey argues SLBs could help incentivise action on Paris Agreement. Ahren Lester reports

People moves, 21 July: TPI, CDP, Barclays ... and more

Stalled EU social taxonomy work to be 'restarted' by French investors

Work on a stalled proposal to develop an EU-wide taxonomy of social activities is to be taken up by national sustainable investment fora.

Chile raises CLP1.75trn from first local currency sovereign SLB

Chile has raised CLP1.75 trillion ($2.2 billion) from the first local currency-denominated sovereign sustainability-linked bond, and it confirmed $1.34 billion of its conventional debt has been exchanged for SLBs.

FAB issues 'first' UAE dirham green sukuk

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has raised AED1.3 billion ($354 million) from a ground-breaking green sukuk, which was also the first labelled 'green' issuance denominated in United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirham.

$400m C-Pace green bond programme launched

Calvert Impact is hoping to raise $400 million through an asset-backed green bond that will finance energy-efficient commercial real estate.