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SGX steps up Singapore's sustainability drive
28 July 2021Plans to require TCFD reporting and the launch of a nature-based carbon market are set to boost sustainable investing in Singapore, Herry Cho tells Michael Hurley
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Governing voluntary carbon markets
27 July 2021Carbon markets are the thin edge of a deep wedge that will see explosive innovation in advancing a broad range of nature-linked offset markets, argues Simon Zadek
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Rise or fall, energy prices will not stop the momentum towards net zero
26 July 2021The momentum behind decarbonisation and the energy transition is unstoppable, argues Federico Turegano
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Introducing 'instrumental impact' and 'ultimate ends impact'
23 July 2021Freshfields this week released a report on the legal implications of impact investing, which also sought to introduce new terminology to the investment niche. Peter Cripps reports
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A UK green taxonomy is overdue, but we must get it right
21 July 2021There are many important details to iron out and greenwashing currently abounds, argues Josh Gregory
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China ETS trading gets off to strong start
20 July 2021Market excitement and allowance hoarding supported strong carbon prices during the early trading sessions of the nationwide China carbon market - but more is needed for this key but much-delayed climate policy to deliver on its aim, Refinitiv carbon lead analyst Yan Qin tells Ahren Lester
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Why inflation doesn't need to cost the earth
16 July 2021Easy gains of the past year may have ended - but a resource-efficient investment strategy should continue to gather excess returns, Robbie Parker writes
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To tackle climate risk, we must tackle nature risk as well
15 July 2021A triad of solutions exists to achieve a joint climate-nature transition, writes Philippe Zaouati
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Investors use 'up to 100,000 pieces of data' to show EU taxonomy alignment
14 July 2021The sustainability reporting burden imposed by regulation could be lessened in coming years with the development of a free-to-use European database, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports
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Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1
13 July 2021One year after the Sustainability Linked Bond Principles were published, the target-based fixed income instrument is seeing issuance accelerate. Market participants warn, however, that some current issues lack substance. Ahren Lester reports
- Schroders Greencoat acquires biomethane platform
- French investors devise framework to tackle 'engagement washing'
- BlackRock's sustainable and transition funds attract inflows despite backlash
- Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
- Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group
- Capital Continuum merges with Finance Earth
- Lack of actionable adaptation investments, says Aberdeen
- Luxembourg commits to TFFF
- Sovereign credit ratings 'ignoring' nature risks
- FCA proposes cuts to UK financial institution climate reporting rules