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• UK to target impact as part of expected Growth Fund announcement

  21 November 2023

  The UK Chancellor will announce a UK Growth Fund, using private capital to fuel its public policy priorities and target positive environmental and social impact, at this week's Autumn Statement, an academic has claimed.

• Progress on Article 6.4 ahead of COP28 bodes well for global carbon market

  21 November 2023

  Final recommendations on the rules of the UN's global carbon market have been agreed upon, as last-ditch talks reached a conclusion - just in time to be sent for final approval at COP28.

• Alternative data analysis to help identify greenwashing, says Amundi

  21 November 2023

  Alternative data analysis techniques and emerging technologies will help asset managers identify greenwashing, Amundi has predicted.

• IFC, T Rowe Price to launch 'first' blue bond fund

  20 November 2023

  The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and T Rowe Price are preparing to launch the first dedicated 'blue' bond investment strategy to support sustainable marine and water investment from companies and financial institutions in emerging markets.

• Columbia Threadneedle upgrades SFDR status of ten funds

  20 November 2023

  Columbia Threadneedle Investments has upgraded ten of its funds under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) - two to Article 9 and eight to Article 8.

• The double materiality debate is boring ... just report both GRI and ISSB, says GRI chief

  20 November 2023

  Widely used disclosure standard setters GRI and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) are not in competition, the CEO of the GRI has argued, adding that the debate over a key point of difference between the standards has become "boring".

• New sustainability finance hires 'specifically requesting no SFDR reporting'

  20 November 2023

  New sustainability hires at companies and some banks are specifically requesting that their role does not require any EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) reporting duties as "reporting fatigue" deepens,...

• Our first question when we see an SLB: 'What are these guys hiding?'

  20 November 2023

  A sustainable bond investor said it treats sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) with a "huge dose of caution and scepticism," arguing that market practices for the performance-based instrument have provided...

• Global plastics treaty negotiations laying ground for mandatory disclosures

  17 November 2023

  As the third round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty comes to a close, draft texts show "encouraging" signs more widespread mandatory plastics disclosures are on the horizon for financial institutions and corporates, CDP has said.

• The Future of ESG Data Asia conference: Does APAC need ISSB-Lite?

  17 November 2023

  The Asia-Pacific region might require a slimmed down version of the sustainability standards drawn up by the IFRS's International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), a conference heard.