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NZBA grows to 136 banks as 'milestone' targets date looms
04 December 2023The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has seen its membership triple to 136 since it launched in 2021, with 90% of those required to set their initial targets already having done so ahead of a key targets deadline next year.
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COP28: ICMA, IsDB launch sustainable sukuk guidance project
04 December 2023 -
Development Bank of Kazakhstan plans $15m green bond
01 December 2023 -
EU Green Bond Standard poised for entry into law
01 December 2023 -
Loan round-up: Bapco Energies, GP Industries, KWAP... and more
30 November 2023 -
Bond round-up: Bank Pekao, Argentina, Ericsson ... and more
29 November 2023 -
10% of sustainability-linked bonds 'not aligned' with ICMA principles, says Fitch
29 November 2023One in ten of the sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) rated by Sustainable Fitch are "not aligned" with the widely accepted principles administered by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), almost four-times the level for green, social and sustainability bonds.
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Innovative $1bn 'blended finance' SDG loan fund launched
29 November 2023Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI) and FMO Investment Management (FMO IM) have launched a UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-aligned loan fund after successfully mobilising $1.1 billion for the innovative public-private investment fund.
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Bank of Ireland eyes expansion after sustainability-linked farmer loan launch
27 November 2023Bank of Ireland has officially launched its sustainability-linked loan programme for farmers who supply Kerry Dairy, as Ireland's largest agriculture lender prepares to roll it out to more than 20,000 farmers in 2024.
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Inaugural COP report published
27 November 2023Environmental Finance has published its first COP-focused special report in the build up to COP28, taking place in Dubai this week.
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'Paris-aligned funds are not transition funds'
24 November 2023A sustainable bond investor has argued that clients need to decide whether they want a 'Paris-aligned' fund or a 'transition' fund, emphasising that they are "completely different" ...
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Loans round-up: La Trobe University, Gobi, Lukfook and more
23 November 2023
- COP28: BlackRock, Brookfield and TPG commit to $30bn emerging markets climate fund
- COP28: Financing Net Zero
- Financial markets may be undervaluing 'climate resilience' companies, BlackRock suggests
- COP28: Voluntary carbon market braced for regulatory intervention following IOSCO report
- ABN Amro: EPC changes could impact Dutch banks' green bonds
- Net zero targets can oblige progress reporting in financial accounts, says IASB committee
- COP28: Opening ceremony invokes spirit of Yoda
- COP28: US insurers propose plan to ensure insurance cover as catastrophes grow
- COP28: UK commits £500m for forest protection
- UK urged by MPs to make TNFD mandatory within three years