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ICMA confirms further transition finance guidance 'underway'

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has confirmed that work to provide further guidance on its climate transition finance handbook is "underway," with the first update expected in June.

People moves: NTAM, UBS, Wheb, Lightsource BP and more

NAB faces flak over Port of Newcastle sustainability-linked loan

National Australia Bank (NAB) has faced criticism after it helped lead a sustainability-linked loan and green loan to the Port of Newcastle (PON) in Australia - which facilitates the largest coal export throughput in the world - with one campaigner arguing that it also raises questions about the validity of NAB's green bonds.

News round-up: Aviva, S&P, Germany

Aviva launches Climate Transition Global Credit Fund

S&P DJI to launch German ESG Index

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Vestas, ISPT, S&P, Port of Newcastle ... and more

Union Investment working on 'transition' scores for companies

The German asset manager is preparing to increase its scrutiny of companies' transition strategies, Henrik Pontzen tells Peter Cripps

Green bond comment, May 2021: Is it the time of consolidation rather than proliferation of bond labels?

There are early indications that the market is looking to consolidate existing sustainable bond labels rather than add further ones to the mix. Ahren Lester asks whether this is a worry for the future of the market

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