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European ESG fund market to reach €9.4trn by 2027, says PwC
09 April 2024Assets in environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused funds in the EU are forecast to reach €9.4 trillion ($10.2 trillion) by 2027, after PwC Luxembourg reported a jump to more than €6 trillion in 2023.
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Sarasin urges precautionary approach for Basel climate disclosure requirements
09 April 2024Sarasin & Partners has urged the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to require disclosure of the results of climate stress tests and of how climate-related risks translate into risks to capital adequacy.
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Exclusive: Franklin Templeton launches global green bond fund
09 April 2024Franklin Templeton has launched its first global dedicated green bond mutual fund, five years after it launched its debut Euro-focused green bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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More action needed on companies' plastic data, says CDP
09 April 2024Major gaps in corporate plastic data highlight the need for mandatory plastic-related disclosure rules, according to CDP, the not-for-profit group that runs the global environmental disclosure system.
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'All investors should push companies to issue SLBs,' says Barclays
08 April 2024All equity and fixed income investors should be encouraging companies to issue sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) at scale, according to Barclays, in a show of support for the declining instrument.
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2024 Sustainable Debt Awards winners revealed
08 April 2024The winners have been announced for the 2024 Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards, formerly known as the Environmental Finance Bond Awards.
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SEC likely to delay climate rule even in best-case scenario, law firm says
08 April 2024The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to delay implementing its climate disclosure rule even if it wins cases seeking to block its progress, a law firm has predicted.
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IASB 'net zero' opinion could change accounting practices, argues think-tank
08 April 2024A proponent of a 'new net zero accounting standard' is confident the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will adopt it this month.
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BMO adds 'transition bonds', nuclear to sustainable bond framework
05 April 2024Canadian lender Bank of Montreal (BMO) has added nuclear power projects and transition bonds to its sustainable finance framework, in the first update since its publication in 2019.
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Barclays: 18% boost to 2024 corporate sustainable bond forecast
05 April 2024Corporate sustainable bond issuance forecasts in developed markets in 2024 have been increased by 18% by Barclays, after a strong start driven by green and social bonds offset a steep decline in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs).
- Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market
- ISSB to work on biodiversity disclosures
- Nature Action 100 publishes company benchmark design
- What is the most important skill you need to succeed in sustainable finance?
- Comment: Are we finally ready to have a grown-up conversation about the transition?
- Governments urged to make nature transition plans mandatory
- Article 6 and CORSIA: preparing for compliance
- Transition bond label is a 'distraction' for transition finance, says MetLife IM
- BlackRock and Temasek's Decarbonization Partners closes debut fund at $1.4bn
- Decline of Article 9 funds nearing end and Article 8 continues to soar, Barclays finds