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SBTi appoints EY's David Kennedy as new CEO
08 January 2025The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has appointed David Kennedy as its new chief executive, to lead the organisation and its target validation subsidiary.
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Climate finance statesman Carney 'considering' run for Canadian leadership
07 January 2025UN special envoy for climate action and finance Mark Carney is considering a bid for leadership of Canada's ruling Liberal Party, it has been reported.
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Smart to lead expanded S&P Global Sustainable1
07 January 2025S&P Global Sustainable 1 has promoted Lauren Smart to lead its operations, as it merges with S&P's Global Commodity Insights to create a newly expanded energy transition and sustainability business.
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2025 to be a big year for Chinese sustainability reporting
07 January 2025Improvements in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting by Chinese companies and prioritisation of climate adaptation are among the key sustainable finance trends in China during 2025, according to a leading Chinese sustainable finance consultancy.
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Delay CSRD assurance and drop double materiality test, Vodafone urges
07 January 2025The EU should postpone requirements that reports prepared in line with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) should gain independent assurance, according to Vodafone's head of sustainability.
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Keystone Positive Change urges vote against Saba takeover
07 January 2025Investors of the London-listed Keystone Positive Change investment trust have been urged to vote against takeover proposals from activist hedge fund Saba Capital.
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'Ever stronger business case for blended green finance', Amundi says
07 January 2025The diversification of company supply chains outside China is one of many factors feeding an increasingly favourable business case for clean energy blended finance in emerging markets and developing economies, Amundi has said.
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Early bird Bpifrance kick-offs €4bn sustainable bond plans with social deal
06 January 2025Bpifrance has raised €1.5 billion ($1.5 billion) from its first social bond of the year, as the French public sector investment bank came to market promptly to get ahead of an anticipated glut of issuance.
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Carbon 'insetting' fund launched
06 January 2025A fund to reward farmers for reducing emissions has raised £1 million ($1.25 million) in contributions from organisations looking to "reduce their Scope 3 emissions".
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Mobilising transition finance 'key concern' for 2025, says Moody's
06 January 2025Mobilising transition finance to support decarbonisation targets, especially to the emerging markets, will remain a 'key hurdle' this year, according to an outlook paper by Moody's Ratings.
- Human rights impacts should be part of nature disclosure
- Using the SDGs to invest in sovereign debt
- The dark side of AI investment
- Lloyds launches UK food and nature resilience fund
- 'Paris-aligned benchmarks' out of favour in fragmented transition, Lazard says
- AI data centre sustainable debt spurs innovation - and risk
- Allianz & Zurich launch blended finance investment company
- Sovereign 'tension' with corporate sustainable bond investments needs addressing
- Clifford Capital targets $600m for transition vehicle
- Kawasaki launches transition bond for liquefied hydrogen supply chain