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Making green guarantees profitable

The Green Guarantee Company has inked its first deals as it looks to prove the instruments can move beyond the public sector, Christopher Bredholt tells Mathilde Dorbessan

Exclusive: Standard Life among financial institutions in 'just transition' pilot

Standard Life, Swedbank Robur and Ökoworld have begun a pilot initiative to develop methodologies to embed 'just transition' metrics into financial products and stewardship activities, in work led by Germany's Climate & Company.

Place-based impact for the net zero economy

It's time for British pension funds to back British innovation, writes Beverley Gower-Jones

Adaptation taxonomy would reveal who is burying head in sand, says Impax

An industry-led adaptation taxonomy would help identify companies addressing physical climate risk, according to Impax Asset Management.

IFC mandates benchmark five-year US dollar green bond

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has mandated underwriters for a benchmark-sized five-year US dollar green bond.

Biggest insurers failing to get to grips with adaptation, says ShareAction

While most large insurers provide insurance solutions that support climate change mitigation, many are failing to actively support adaptation, according to non-profit ShareAction.

Dawes named FCA director of sustainable finance

ASTM publishes inaugural green finance framework

TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB

TenneT Germany is preparing to make its debut in the debt capital markets and its first-ever bond issuance with a European Green Bond (EuGB).

Pakistan unveils rules for ESG-themed mutual funds

Pakistan's Securities and Exchange Commission (SECP) has published rules for the marketing of ESG-themed mutual funds, which require managers to ensure that at least 50% of fund assets are in 'ESG-aligned' investments.