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Australian sustainable fund labelling proposal focuses on UK alignment

The developers of the Australian sustainable fund labelling proposals are looking "very closely" at the UK naming rules to see "whether we can align" with the requirements published in November.

Nature is a keystone asset class, says Lombard Odier

Nature should be treated as a standalone asset class, rather than an offsetting strategy, given the critical role it plays in the wider economy and in tackling issues such as climate change, a panel heard.

'Green enabler' green bonds are 'wishful thinking'

Singaporean petrochemicals and natural resource firm ChemOne said the journey to finding a route for sustainable financing for 'green enabling' activities is a good idea, ...

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Caution urged over reliance on blue, orange bond labels

While sub-labels are helpful for "signalling" purposes, the market should "caution against" separating blue and orange bonds from the wider green bond label, delegates at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Asia 2024 conference heard.

Regenerative agriculture project is first to obtain rating on carbon credits

A regenerative agriculture project in the US has become the first of its kind to gain a rating for the carbon credits it generates.

JETPs slow with execution and delivery, say banks

Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are slow with their execution and delivery, despite ambitious approaches, a group of banks and investors have claimed.

Integrity Council announce first CCP-approved methodologies

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has approved the first set of carbon credit methodologies aligned with its best-in-class 'Core Carbon Principles' (CCPs), warning many methodologies will not make the cut.

Amazon takes delivery of investor letter on workers' rights

Some 50 investors representing more than $1.2 trillion in combined assets have written to Amazon expressing concerns about the rights of its workers to undertake collective bargaining.

CA-CIB promoting 'sustainability-linked loan' bond and principles development

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) considers 'sustainability-linked loan' bonds (SLLBs) a valuable addition to improve the transparency in the SLL market, amid ongoing work to develop principles for the lender-focused instrument.