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Aviva launches social and natural capital 'transition' funds
14 December 2021Aviva Investors has launched two funds targeting positive social and environmental impact in the shift to a low-carbon economy...
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G7 taskforce recommends ISSB-led move to 'mandatory' impact accounting
13 December 2021Global standards for sustainability reporting should be extended to enable governments to require mandatory company accounting of their positive and negative social and environmental impact on all stakeholders, G7 countries have been told.
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NN IP: Green bonds phase out, not 'phase down' fossil fuels
13 December 2021The green bond market will increasingly push companies to 'phase out' fossil fuel energy in coming years, and push issuers to go beyond countries' pledges to 'phase down' coal...
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Transition, social taxonomy reports delayed to 2022
13 December 2021The publication of reports exploring how the EU could extend its sustainability taxonomy to cover 'transition' activities, and a separate document studying a potential taxonomy of social activities, has been postponed until 2022.
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PRI launches human rights engagement initiative
13 December 2021The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is launching a collaborative engagement initiative that aims to improve the human rights actions...
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France considers landmark inflation-linked green bond in 2022
13 December 2021France is considering issuing what is believed to be the first inflation-linked green bond in the world, as the prolific green bond issuer continues to innovate in the market.
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Environmental Finance reveals annual Market Rankings winners
13 December 2021Environmental Finance is proud to announce the winners of its 22nd Annual Market Rankings.
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ThomasLloyd impact trust misses fund target by $190m
10 December 2021The Thomas Lloyd Energy Impact Trust has raised $150 million, but missed its fundraising target of $340 million.
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ELFA, LMA outline sustainability-linked leveraged loan 'best practice'
10 December 2021'Best practice' guidance has been issued for completing the terms of sustainability-linked leveraged loans, including advice for transactions...
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People Moves 10 December: NBIM, PRI and more
10 December 2021
- Sustainable debt round-up: Intesa Sanpaolo, California Community Choice Financing Authority, Snam ... and more
- Resilience debt growth requires 'systematic' approach - and insurer involvement
- SFDR agreement criticised for allowing fossil fuels in transition funds
- Banks' uneven progress on sustainability flagged in UNEP FI survey
- The emerging concept of 'nature transition'
- UK urged to launch sovereign transition bond
- Exclusive: Combined climate and nature value-at-risk tool launched
- Valuing climate resilience: the next frontier for financial markets
- How a Super El Niño could drive food price spikes
- Making sense of sustainable finance in a Trumpian world