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BlackRock to engage on ISSB and TNFD reporting - but transition plans 'not a voting issue'
06 January 2025BlackRock has called for disclosure in line with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), as it published updated engagement priorities for this year.
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Cambodia to expand carbon trading
06 January 2025Cambodia is looking to scale up carbon trading in a bid to attract international investors, according to local press.
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Mongolia's Golomt Bank issues debut sustainable bond
06 January 2025Golomt Bank has raised $50 million from its inaugural sustainability bond, which is believed to be only the second labelled sustainable bond from a Mongolian issuer to date.
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Investor group sounds alarm as GFANZ drops Paris alignment requirement
03 January 2025The decision by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) to broaden its membership requirement to include institutions that want to mobilise capital for the transition to a net-zero economy has raised concerns over its members' commitments to tackling climate change.
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German chancellor backs cutbacks to CSRD
03 January 2025The leader of Europe's largest economy has backed calls for major cutbacks and a delay to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
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CEB raises £300m from rare debut sterling social bond
03 January 2025The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has raised £300 million ($373 million) from its inaugural Social Inclusion Bond (SIB) issued in British sterling, kick-starting its 2025 social bond issuance after a record-breaking 2024.
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'Disclosing more is the right way to go' with green bonds
03 January 2025Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to not let 'greenwashing' concerns drive them to limit data disclosure as sustainable investors value data transparency more than they do the specific figures, according to Swiss asset manager GAM.
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Morgan Stanley follows Citi, BofA out of Net Zero Banking Alliance
02 January 2025US banks Morgan Stanley, Citi and Bank of America have all left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), adding momentum to an exodus from sector-specific initiatives under the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
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MSCI: Investors to intensify private markets focus in 2025
02 January 2025A key trend for investors in 2025 could be a renewed focus on private markets, where energy transition opportunities can help hit net-zero portfolio targets, according to MSCI.
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'Blue' ammonia set to be 'big theme' in 2025 as CCS projects grow
02 January 2025'Blue' ammonia is likely to be a growing transition finance theme in 2025 and beyond as carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects continue to grow, according to Standard Chartered.
- 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
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