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Emerging market sovereigns need support with sustainable bonds, says Moody's

Sovereign sustainable bond issuances will help emerging markets fill the just transition financing gap, but multilateral development banks will have to support these as fiscal constraints worsen, Moody's has said.

Banks urged to rework financing instruments for climate adaptation

"Considerable effort" is needed to develop climate adaptation and resilience finance in a "practical and actionable manner," but existing tools such as green bonds could be adjusted by the private sector ...

COP27: Regulators march on ... and on

Are regulators suffering mission creep at COP27, asks Peter Cripps

Pension funds urged to target at-risk emerging markets to support a 'just transition'

The Church of England Pensions Board has urged pension funds to take a more nuanced approach to investing in emerging markets to support a socially just climate transition, including by prioritising countries which are most at risk from physical climate impacts.

COP27: Sustainable agriculture finance initiative launched

BeZeroCarbon ratings raise $50m

Geneva Association proposes framework for measuring social impact

Think-tank addresses the under-reported "S" in ESG

People Moves 11 November: ESG RS; PineBridge; TNFD and more

COP27: Domestic EM investors key to scaling blended climate finance

Attracting domestic institutional investors in emerging markets (EMs) to back blended finance initiatives supporting green and transition projects...

COP27: Carney says data platform will bring accountability to transition plans

Mark Carney has said a proposed free-to-use climate data platform will bring accountability to financial institutions' climate transition targets.