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  • ICMA Principles to prioritise work on transition, sustainable fintech

    10 October 2024

    The executive committee (ExCom) of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-administered Principles has introduced financial technology (fintech) and digitalisation as a key priority for its work over the next year...

  • Barclays: 'Practical' target timing factor at play in SLB issuance decline

    10 October 2024

    Barclays argues "more practical" considerations around corporate sustainability target timelines have played a material role in the sharp sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance decline in recent years, but this headwind could become a tailwind as we approach 2025.

  • Immediate investment needed to halt England's nature crisis, warns government body

    10 October 2024

    Immediate action is needed to halt the growing risks that nature degradation poses to the English economy, Natural England has warned, calling for private investment in "large-scale" ecosystem restoration.

  • Global sustainable investment framework needed in next year, says AFD

    10 October 2024

    A global sustainable investment framework is needed within the next year, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has said, despite pushback that it is not feasible.

  • Canada to require private companies to make climate disclosures

    10 October 2024

    Canada has pledged to introduce disclosure requirements for large private companies who are regulated at federal level, in a move it says will help investors understand the climate-related risks to which these companies are exposed.

  • Canada announces 'green and transition' taxonomy

    10 October 2024

    Canada has committed to publish a sustainable finance taxonomy to guide 'green' and 'transition' investments, which has been cited as an example for resource-intensive economies globally.

  • GFANZ launches transition consultation for index investing

    09 October 2024

    The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has launched a consultation on voluntary guidance for the index investing industry, to develop "transition-informed" indices.

  • Climate tech investment forum launched

    09 October 2024

    A forum has been launched to address barriers to investing in climate technology, particularly looking at how to structure blended finance products.

  • Trust building around carbon removal credits, says SIX

    09 October 2024

    Growing trust in the carbon removal credit market could help build scalability and lead to new opportunities, according to SIX Group, as it becomes more regulated and demand for offsets grows.

  • Canada to re-open second green bond this week

    09 October 2024

    Canada has announced plans to tap its second sovereign green bond this week as it looks to raise a further CAD4 billion ($2.9 billion) from its programme by the end of March.