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ESMA launches EU green bond external reviewer consultation
27 March 2024The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a consultation on the draft technical standards it plans to use for the registration and supervision of external reviewers of bonds issued in line with the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS).
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France and Brazil launch €1bn Amazon investment plan
27 March 2024The French and Brazilian presidencies have announced a roadmap to raise €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of public and private finance for the protection of the Amazon over the next four years.
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'US IRA has worked where taxonomies have not'
27 March 2024A senior banker has argued that the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) economic incentive package has delivered real climate-focused financial flows in a way that 'green' taxonomy-focused approaches have not.
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EU work on SLB regulation may come too late, says IEEFA
27 March 2024European Commission work on regulating sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) may come too late to help reach 2030 climate goals, according to a think tank.
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AI part of the toolkit for energy transition, says SET Ventures
26 March 2024Energy transition-focused venture capital investor SET Ventures is looking to increase its reliance on artificial intelligence as a value creator with its latest fund, Environmental Finance understands.
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Tesla and General Motors face deep sea mining shareholder resolutions
26 March 2024Two of the world's largest car makers have been hit with shareholder resolutions related to deep sea mining to extract the minerals needed for electric batteries.
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EU rowback on agricultural policy 'irresponsible', say investors
26 March 2024A proposal to water down environmental protections within the EU's Common Agricultural Policy has been deemed "irresponsible" by investors.
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NZBA has little impact on decarbonisation, ECB paper says
26 March 2024Signatories to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) "are neither divesting nor engaging differently from banks without a climate commitment," a group of economists said in a report.
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Financial institutions have high exposure to companies with transition potential, central bank says
26 March 2024French financial institutions are highly exposed to corporates with the potential to meet the criteria of the EU sustainability taxonomy, research by the Banque de France says.
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Fidelity expects increase in natural capital shareholder resolutions
25 March 2024Fidelity expects an increase in nature and biodiversity-focused shareholder proposals at this year's AGM season, and said it will consider lending its support following the recent publication of its Nature Roadmap.
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- The dark side of AI investment
- Human rights impacts should be part of nature disclosure
- 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
- TFFF organisers not yet focused on private backing