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Robeco launches its first 'high income green bond strategy'

Asset manager Robeco has launched its first strategy focusing purely on green bonds from corporate issuers.

Sustainable Debt Round-up: National Australia Bank, Philippines, Cadeler ... and more

European groups exploring adoption of UK Transition Plan Taskforce framework

German and French investor groups have begun preliminary talks to understand how the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) framework can be used in the European countries, Environmental Finance has learned.

IETA's CAD Trust to begin tracking Article 6

The CAD Trust, a partnership between IETA, the Singapore government and World Bank, is to expand its Article 6 offering, monitoring the carbon markets used to meet national emissions reductions.

Build EU sector-specific standards on ISSB baseline, Faber says

Delays to the introduction of EU sustainability reporting standards gives the bloc an opportunity to base its requirements on the IFRS S1 and S2 standards, the European Commission has heard.

COP16 to drive 'permanent change' for financial institutions, says host

Organisers of COP16 are to make finance a key priority at the upcoming global biodiversity conference, and are looking for the private sector to make "permanent changes" with their nature and biodiversity investments.

First investor expectations on deforestation published

The International Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and the Finance Sector Deforestation Action (FSDA) has published a 'first-of-its-kind' set of expectations for banks on eliminating deforestation.

Need to bring ocean data to the financial 'front line', says former Citi chairman

Better access to higher-quality data for financial institutions and investors will help to scale up ocean-related investing, according to Citi's former sustainability chairman.

Sanoma prepares rare €150m Nordic social bond debut

Finnish media and educational publishing firm Sanoma is planning to raise up to €150 million ($166 million) from its debut social bond, which could make it only the seventh social bond issuer in the Nordic region.

Risk of fragmentation of ESG ratings regulation remains despite IOSCO work, CDP warns

Differences in how countries have devised rules or voluntary codes of conduct for ESG ratings and data shows that there remains a risk of divergence between jurisdictions that raises costs for providers and users, CDP has warned.