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Turkish snack firm Ulker issues $550m sustainability-linked bond debut
02 July 2024Turkish biscuit and chocolate maker Ülker has raised $550 million from its debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB).
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Sustainable bond market sees weakest first-half issuance for four years
02 July 2024Sustainable bond issuance in 2024 has crossed the $500 billion milestone in 2024, but remains 14% behind 2023 totals as all four major labels experience a slowdown and market share weakens.
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Swathes of world's largest companies 'way off' meeting CSDDD
02 July 2024About 80% of the world's largest companies fail to meet any key elements of human rights due diligence, illustrating the urgent need for guidance as most of these companies brace for incoming EU regulation, according to a ranking of companies.
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Nature risk tool ENCORE launches 'major' upgrade
02 July 2024UN-backed nature risk assessment tool ENCORE has undergone a 'major' upgrade to support reporting in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
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CPP says lack of interim net zero target helps it make transition investments
02 July 2024CPP Investments has committed to reduce its emissions to net zero by 2050, but has declined to set an interim target, arguing this allows it to invest in high-emitting companies to help them transition.
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Japan: Australia 'should have issued a transition bond'
02 July 2024A senior Japanese government official said Australia should have pursued a 'transition bond' label for its sovereign sustainable bond programme as a way of encouraging key hard-to-abate sectors to start seriously thinking about their own transition.
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MSCI and Moody's join forces in 'ground-breaking' partnership
01 July 2024MSCI and Moody's have teamed up in a "ground-breaking" strategic partnership that will grant them to access to each other's sustainability and business data.
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CA100+ loses support from two more US asset managers
01 July 2024US-based AllianceBernstein and Allspring have become the latest asset managers to quit the Climate Action 100+.
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New ICMA metrics could help 'accelerate' biodiversity finance
01 July 2024An influential list of key performance indicators (KPIs) deemed appropriate for structuring sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) has been updated - with the newly added metrics dominated by biodiversity-related datapoints, reflecting keen investor interest in the theme.
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'Greenwashing' is the 'Loch Ness monster' of the green bond market
01 July 2024A veteran green bond market participant said 'greenwashing' was not really present in the green bond market despite substantial hand-wringing around the topic.
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- Allianz & Zurich launch blended finance investment company
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