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Immediate action needed to keep 1.5°C in sight, says PRI

As governments prepare to start the COP26 negotiations at the end of the month, they have been warned that an immediate ramp-up in energy & land use policy is needed to keep the goal of restricting warming to 1.5°C in sight.

Chile considering sovereign sustainability-linked bond issuance, says debt head

Chile is currently evaluating the possibility of issuing a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) as soon as 2022, according to its debt head

NDB: Blue bonds as big as green bonds in 10 years

The 'blue' bond market of ocean-related sustainable projects could be as big as the green bond market within a decade, the New Development Bank (NDB) has said.

HKMA: Adopting the Common Ground Taxonomy could prove 'tricky'

Hong Kong plans to adopt the international Common Ground Taxonomy being drawn up by the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF)...

People Moves 15 October: McKinley returns to BlackRock, Leigh-Bell leaves CBI, and Howchin quits Swedish funds

PwC: European private markets 'in the nascent stages of ESG metamorphosis'

UK readies second green bond auction for next week

The UK has announced plans to launch its second sovereign green bond auction next week, a month after its successful record-breaking green bond debut.

Actis' $4.7bn renewable energy fund exceeds target by $700m

Actis has completed fundraising for its renewable energy fund, Actis Energy 5 (AE5), exceeding its $4 billion target by $700 million.

Seafood companies' lack of targets hinders sustainability progress - WBA ranking

The world's 30 most influential seafood companies are failing to make progress on key sustainability issues...

CDP widens scope to cover biodiversity, oceans and land use

CDP is set to expand the scope of its disclosure framework beyond climate, deforestation and water ...