Rob Langston

Sustainable bond market continues to show signs of improvement in 2024

Sustainable bond issuance has continued to strengthen into 2024 after a more positive 2023, although the sustainability linked bonds has suffered from reputational issues, delegates at the Sustainable Debt Conference EMEA heard.

Chinese stock exchanges publish guidelines for sustainability reports

The stock exchanges of Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing have finalised sustainability report guidelines that encourage listed companies to practice "sustainability thinking" and regulate the disclosure of sustainability information.

Nestlé faces healthy food resolution

SBTi clarifies carbon credit stance amid staff unrest

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published a clarification on its stance on the use of environmental attribute certificates (EACs) - such as voluntary carbon credits - after criticism from staff and the industry.

SBTi board faces resignations and staff ire after change to carbon credit stance

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Board of Trustees has come under fire for changing its stance on corporate use of carbon credits for Scope-3 emissions reduction targets, which has been described as a "major departure" from existing policy.

Sustainability reporting software provider Celsia acquired by ISS-Corporate

Standard Chartered guide to address adaptation and resilience finance shortfall

Standard Chartered Bank has launched a guide to align sector-wide efforts solve the adaptation and resilience finance shortfall.

SBTi warms to offsets, in massive move for voluntary carbon market

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has said it will take a more accommodative stance towards carbon credits, in a move one observer described as a "massive" moment for the voluntary carbon market.

IFC backs BNPP Poland with $548m sustainable significant risk transfer

BNP Paribas Bank Polska (BNPP Poland) has agreed a $548 million synthetic significant risk transfer transaction (SRT) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which will help it to issue sustainable loans.

Church of England to back climate disclosure shareholder proposals for US banks

The Church of England Pensions Board will vote in favour of measures that could force several US banks, including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, to disclose the level of their fossil fuel financing relative to that for clean energy.