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Ground-breaking 'Transition Loan Principles' expected by November
03 July 2024With formal principles on the horizon, the 'transition loan' market could be on the cusp of a new era - a dramatic step-change that could extend into the bond market. Ahren Lester reports
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Disclosure data checklist among ICMA SLB Principles updates
25 June 2024The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published an updated version of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) which includes a new disclosure data checklist intended to "harmonise" and strengthen disclosures for the performance-based instrument.
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ICMA publishes innovative 'green enabler' sustainable bond guidance
25 June 2024The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published "ground-breaking" guidance for financing 'green enabling' projects in sustainable bonds amid issuer caution in using these critical transition projects in green finance instruments.
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ICMA draws up a 'Common Ground Taxonomy' for transition plans
26 February 2024The influential trade association wants issuer to act on transition plans before regulations arrive, and has provided a high-level tool to get the process started. Ahren Lester reports
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ICMA encourages 'early adoption' of transition plans as it unveils framework
19 February 2024The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has encouraged the "early adoption" of transition plans by companies, publishing a report which identifies three types of transition and provides an integrated transition plan framework.
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Hong Kong to form ESG code of conduct working group
01 November 2023A group is to be established to promote a "globally consistent" code of conduct for ESG ratings and data providers in Hong Kong.
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Asian taxonomies 'better' at dealing with the transition, says ICMA
29 June 2023Taxonomies being developed across Asia are "better" at dealing with the transition to a net zero economy than are those in other jurisdictions such as the EU, an executive at the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) argued.
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ICMA Principles: Transition handbook gets first update
22 June 2023The Climate Transition Finance Handbook (CTFH) has received its first revision since publication, as part of a broader update to the numerous bond principles and guidelines overseen by ICMA.
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ICMA Principles: Transition and sustainability-linked bond updates expected
16 June 2023The International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-administered sustainable bond principles are expected to update their transition finance handbook and expand sustainability-linked bond guidance at its annual general meeting next week.
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ICMA: EU regulators' greenwashing definition 'unhelpful'
16 January 2023The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has described the initial 'greenwashing' definition proposed by EU regulators as "excessively broad" and "unhelpful" towards developing regulatory approaches to the issue.