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Matthey appointed rapporteur for EU taxonomy working group

Astrid Matthey has been appointed rapporteur of the EU Platform's technical working group, as the second iteration of the Platform met for the first time.

US Treasury's Yellen warns of 'cascading' climate risk to financial system

The Secretary of the US Treasury has warned of the potential for climate-related events and their impacts on asset values to "cascade through the financial system" in the world's largest economy.

Palladium lauds 'turning point' in blended financing of natural capital

Governments are supporting private financing of natural capital projects with unprecedented energy around the globe, an executive at asset manager Palladium has said.

ISO sustainable finance 'could be as significant as ISSB'

A new ISO standard on sustainable finance could be as important a development as the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) forthcoming standards, it was claimed.

How Canada laid the foundations for its transition taxonomy

A project to develop a list of transition activities is set to grow, Barbara Zvan and Jonathan Arnold tell Michael Hurley

CDP partners with Clarity AI

L&G-backed sustainable infrastructure advisor launches

An impact investment advisory firm and investment manager targeting sustainable infrastructure projects has launched with investment from Legal & General Capital.

Nuveen: Expect more 'debt-for-nature' deals after Barbados 'blue' bond

Nuveen expects more debt-for-nature deals as it confirms its anchor investment in the Barbados 'blue' bond, with the $1.1 trillion manager expecting 2023 to be key for the development of blended finance.

Bank lending to emissions-intensive Japanese firms declined, BIS paper says

Canada looks to put transition planning at heart of taxonomy

A proposed Canadian taxonomy to identify 'climate-compatible' investments would require disclosure of transition plans with verification of emissions reductions targets.