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Morningstar Sustainalytics ex-president joins Glass Lewis as CEO
25 April 2024Bob Mann, former president of Morningstar Sustainalytics, has joined voting advisor Glass Lewis as its chief executive officer.
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BlackRock and Temasek's Decarbonization Partners closes debut fund at $1.4bn
25 April 2024Decarbonization Partners - a joint-venture between BlackRock and Temasek - has closed its first fund, a late-stage venture capital and growth private equity vehicle, at $1.4 billion.
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Enel SLB target miss 'unlikely' to trigger forced selling, says Barclays
25 April 2024Sustainable investors are unlikely to be forced to sell Enel sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) after the Italian energy infrastructure firm missed a coupon-impacting target - due to the positive context in which it occurred, according to Barclays.
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Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market
24 April 2024The missed target tied to more than $10 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds from Italian energy firm Enel has been described as showing the "value" of the performance-based instrument,...
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'Historic day' as EU CSDDD approved
24 April 2024Rules to require large companies active in the EU to report on the sustainability of their supply chains and make best efforts to implement a climate transition plan have been approved, in what was labelled an "historic day".
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Taxonomy users told to get creative to maximise its transition planning potential
24 April 2024The EU taxonomy of sustainable activities can help formulate climate transition plans in ways it is currently not being widely used, according to members of a European Commission-mandated expert group.
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FCA confirms start date for anti-greenwashing rule
23 April 2024Financial services companies in the UK will be bound by anti-greenwashing rules from June, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed as it issued further guidance.
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Moody's promotes Ghosh to global role
22 April 2024Moody's Ratings has named Rahul Ghosh as global head of sustainable finance.
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BoE suggests ways financial institutions can build on climate scenarios
22 April 2024Financial institutions can improve the relevance of results from climate scenario modelling by 'extending' them to incorporate data from sources such as building Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) ratings, according to research published by the Bank of England.
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The UK's SDR has overlooked 'ethical' funds
22 April 2024The UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) should create an additional label for 'ethical' funds, an asset manager has argued.