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  • COP27: Domestic EM investors key to scaling blended climate finance

    11 November 2022

    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

    11 November 2022

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

  • COP27: NGFS launches blended climate finance initiative

    09 November 2022

    The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has launched a blended finance initiative at the UN COP27 climate summit,...

  • COP27: Significant gaps in sovereign ESG data, finds expert alliance

    09 November 2022

    Significant data gaps in areas required to assess sovereign performance on sustainability have been highlighted that should be addressed with urgency, in a report by a group of major data providers.

  • COP27: Regulators weigh-in on carbon markets

    09 November 2022

    A group representing global financial regulators has made recommendations to improve the integrity of the carbon markets, pointing out that they have "so far fallen short of their [environmental] objectives".

  • COP27: Net-Zero Banking Alliance calls for banks to plug gaps in targets

    09 November 2022

    The UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has called for accelerated action by its bank members after its first progress report revealed gaps in target-setting in key areas.

  • COP27: ISSB hails 'milestone' CDP, NZDPU tie-ups

    08 November 2022

    The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) hailed "key milestone" agreements with the CDP and Net Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) it said will boost implementation of its standards.

  • COP27: New investors join deforestation alliance

    07 November 2022

    Institutions including asset manager GAM Investments have joined Finance Sector Deforestation Action (FSDA) initiative as COP27 kicks off in Egypt.

  • COP27 needs to deliver on transition finance, says UOB

    07 November 2022

    COP27 needs to 'lean into' the concept of transition finance to help deliver net zero, especially in developing markets, UOB has told Environmental Finance.

  • Investors need to rethink profit to overcome financing gap, says COP leader

    26 October 2022

    Investors need to rethink their approach to making profit by more explicitly incorporating the assessment of positive climate impact in approaches to valuation, a leader in the Egyptian COP presidency has said.