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	<title>ISSB votes in favour of 'relief package' for Scope 3 disclosures</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has voted in favour of a package of relief provisions for Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosures as well as introducing a framework for Scope 3 measurement in IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures at its meeting in Montreal this week.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>ABP sets target to invest €30bn in energy transition</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Dutch pension fund ABP has set a target to invest €30 billion ($32 billion) in the climate transition, as it bids to reduce its carbon footprint across its entire global investment portfolio by 50% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>People Moves 16 December: EFRAG, Chronos and Tikehau</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Swiss propose sustainability labelling rules</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The Swiss government has proposed rules to prevent financial greenwashing, including that reducing ESG risks alone will be insufficient to label a product or service as 'sustainable'.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:33:05 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Japan publishes ground-breaking ESG data, ratings 'code of conduct'</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published the first voluntary 'code of conduct' in the world for environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and evaluation providers...  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Regulators consider capital for climate risk</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Insurance regulators are keen to ensure their prudential frameworks properly incorporate climate risk. But whether this should be reflected in capital requirements is proving a difficult question to answer, as <strong>Christopher Cundy</strong> reports <img align="left" src="https://www.environmental-finance.com/assets/images/mains/83568-main.jpg"/> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Basel climate guidance could trigger more conservative capital ratios, central banker says</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Climate guidance provided by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is "good news" for climate analysis and data collection, and could result in more conservative capital ratios for banks, according to a central banker.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:05:05 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>COP15: Germany grants €29m to TNFD</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Montreal: The German government announced €29 million ($31 million) of support for the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) at COP15, to support development and adoption of nature-related disclosures.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:58:58 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Loan round-up: Standard Bank, Ahold Delhaize, social loan spotlight ... and more</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:27:58 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>COP15: Can we finally get agreement on financing?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Regulated voluntary carbon markets should be a key tool to protect and restore nature, argues <strong>Naomi Swickard</strong> <img align="left" src="https://www.environmental-finance.com/assets/images/mains/83558-main.jpg"/> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>BlueMark launches impact verification framework to fill 'critical' data gap</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BlueMark has published an external verification framework to assess the completeness and reliability of fund managers' impact reports.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>COP15: JGP-WWF blended agroforest fund to target R$220 million</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ A forest restoration fund with a target of raising R$220 million ($41 million) by the end of its first year will be co-managed by JGP Asset Management and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), it was announced at COP15.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:53:40 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Investor groups lament UK delay to sustainability taxonomy</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ UK sustainability taxonomy regulations due by 1 January, 2023, will be delayed to an unspecified date, as the country's government decides "whether to change the UK's approach", the Treasury announced.   ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>GFANZ targets $8bn in private finance support for Vietnam energy transition</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ GFANZ has established a working group to 'mobilise' up to about $8 billion in private capital towards Vietnam's energy transition.    ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:37:55 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>COP15: ISSB signals intent to ramp up work on nature</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The body developing international sustainability reporting standards has said it intends to ramp up efforts to include nature after it completes its work on climate, as it told attendees at the COP15 biodiversity conference that company value creation is inextricably linked to nature.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>100 largest ESG funds beat benchmark by 1% in 2022, Opimas says</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The world's 100 largest environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed funds outperformed their benchmark indexes by an "impressive" average of 1.1% over 12 months, according to research by Opimas.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>HSBC pledges to stop financing new oil and gas</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ HSBC has announced it will not finance any new oil and gas fields, in a move a pressure group said sends a strong signal to other banks to follow.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Bond round-up: Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, SMBC, Banco Internacional Ecuador... and more</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Navigating net zero</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Investors have a key role to play if the economy is to transition to net zero emissions by 2050. But how can they assess the credibility of transition strategies, asks <strong>Peter Cripps</strong> <img align="left" src="https://www.environmental-finance.com/assets/images/mains/83553-mains.jpg"/> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Pension funds could lose €255bn in disorderly transition, first climate stress test reveals</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ European pension funds could lose up to €255 billion ($272 billion) of assets in a sudden, 'disorderly' transition to a net zero economy because of their exposure to carbon intensive industries, the first climate stress test of the sector has revealed.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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