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ICJ opinion raises stakes for Omnibus as lawyer warns of 'legal time bomb'
15 August 2025The International Court of Justice's (ICJ) opinion on climate "reinforces" the likelihood of legal challenges of the EU's Omnibus simplification process if it guts key elements of sustainability rules such as those for transition plans, a lawyer has argued.
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Achmea launches private equity impact fund
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People Moves, 15 August: BII, CBRE IM and Charles Stanley
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US 'impact exchange' aims to start trading next year
15 August 2025An exchange for sustainable-focused stocks hopes to defy the ESG backlash. Its founder Dan Labovitz speaks with Jennifer Forrest
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Cardano: 'We are stricter on SLBs - they must be something special'
14 August 2025Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to not be "opportunistic" with sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), with Dutch asset manager Cardano arguing they like the performance-based instrument but it must be "something special" for it to buy.
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BlackRock, JP Morgan, Vanguard lead on deforestation financing, says Global Canopy
14 August 2025Global Canopy has warned of a "troubling shift" amongst financial institutions acting on deforestation, identifying what it says is almost $9 trillion of financing to the "deforestation economy".
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'Growing interest in blue bonds within Asian bond market'
14 August 2025Asian issuers are "actively exploring" blue bonds as the region continues to drive forward its "distinctive" and increasingly major role in global sustainable finance markets, according to Amundi.
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Biochar given go-ahead for Integrity Council's voluntary carbon label
14 August 2025The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has approved the first set of biochar methodologies to use the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.
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Canadian firms call for more clarity on scope of anti-greenwashing bill
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LifeSight makes £450m commitment to Schroders Greencoat renewables fund
14 August 2025UK pension scheme LifeSight has committed to investing £450 million ($611 million) in the Schroders Greencoat Global Renewables+ Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF) with the potential for additional commitments in the future.