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Majority of companies not yet ready to follow CSRD or TNFD, says data provider
26 July 2024Less than one-in-five companies are prepared to report under the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive or the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), NatureMetrics has found.
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GB Energy-Crown Estate partnership to channel billions into UK clean energy
25 July 2024The UK government has announced a partnership between its newly launched state-owned energy company Great British Energy and the Crown Estate, which could unlock up to £60 billion ($77.2 billion) in private investment for clean energy.
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EU Nature Restoration Law could grow ESG bond issuance, says Sustainable Fitch
25 July 2024The EU's Nature Restoration Law (NRL) should help drive further issuance of ESG-labelled bonds, Sustainable Fitch has predicted.
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Ditch SFDR definition of sustainable investments, replace Articles 8 & 9, ESMA suggests
25 July 2024The EU should ditch the 'sustainable investment' definition in its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and introduce a two-tier categorisation system that would effectively replace the current SFDR Articles 8 and 9, an EU regulator recommends.
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Jamaican sustainable bond listing framework on track for September
25 July 2024The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) expects to finalise its framework for issuers to list sustainable bonds by the end of September, as it continues it work by publishing a guide to issuing these labelled instruments.
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'Concern' over Article 6.2 implementation, says IETA
24 July 2024There is a growing level of "concern" from countries beginning to implement Article 6.2 deals that their approach could soon be superseded, according to the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).
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India plans climate finance taxonomy
24 July 2024India's Ministry of Finance has announced funding to create a taxonomy to attract climate finance, spanning adaptation and mitigation activities.
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UK Stewardship Code changes 'may be' concession to US signatories' fear of antitrust laws
24 July 2024Changes to the UK Stewardship Code to remove a requirement to report annually on collaborative engagement and escalation may have been designed to assuage fears particularly among US managers at violating antitrust laws, it has been suggested.
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Barclays urges government to make UK 'destination of choice' for climate tech
24 July 2024The UK can potentially 'leapfrog' other markets and become the "destination of choice" for climate tech companies critical for the transition to a net zero carbon economy, according to Barclays.
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SLLP consider formalising 'sleeping SLL' guardrails
23 July 2024The Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (SLLP) are preparing to formalise treatment of so-called 'sleeping SLLs' in its upcoming revision, including formalising "guardrails" to ensure these contested but "useful tools" are credible.