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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Grosvenor, Uralkali, Mondi, Artesmedia ... and more

Green Bond Principles tightens 'key' recommendations to reflect market best practice

Three years after the last update, the widely adopted Green Bond Principles has received a raft of updates to bring it in line with the developing best practice in the global sustainable bond market. Ahren Lester reports

EFAMA calls for more time to help report in line with the taxonomy

The EU has been urged to give investors more time to help them report the alignment...

PRI: Investors should set net zero carbon emissions targets

Investors should set net zero carbon emissions targets for their portfolios, the outgoing Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) CEO has said.

NGFS: Carbon price of $160 per tonne required by 2030 to reach net zero

The Central Banks and Supervisors' Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has said carbon prices must rise...

Bond round-up: Eni, HP, RWE, Danske Bank, Kommuninvest, NRW Bank, Bank Windhoek ... and more

IIRC, SASB merge to form Value Reporting Foundation

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) have confirmed their merger to form the Value Reporting Foundation.

UK launches group to advise on taxonomy

The UK government has appointed a Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) to advise it on creating a UK taxonomy...

Eni SLB 'a step in the right direction' - but oil firms risk 'fairytale' net zero targets

The €1 billion ($1.2 billion) sustainability-linked bond (SLB) from Italian oil supermajor Eni - believed to be the first from an oil and gas firm - was described by investors as a "step in the right direction," but questions remain over its reliance on offsets and its ambition levels.

UN Secretary General tells insurers to go 'net zero'

With $35 trillion of assets under management the insurance sector plays a key role...