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Influential loan market trade associations have published guidance on how to identify 'pure play' corporate borrowers that are focused almost exclusively on green or social activities.
DeA Capital Real Estate has signed a €280 million ($319 million) green loan underwritten by Crédit Agricole CIB to support the development of a Four Seasons Hotel in Rome.
Early engagement with the Australian Taxonomy (AUT) in sustainable debt markets has been encouraging, but Westpac said scalability is in focus as key sectors try to find practical ways to apply the transition-focused framework.
A metric to track and measure the progress of ecological restoration outcomes has been launched by Asia-Pacific nature-based solutions platform Napital.
Clarification is needed on the extent to which institutional investors will have to conduct due diligence on aspects including financial products they provide, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) told the European Commission.