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Carney criticised for 'greenwashing' net-zero financial firm alliance

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been criticised by more than 90 non-governmental organisations that the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) that he chairs provides a means for banks to 'greenwash' their activities.

Just transition, inequality, and diversity are 'next hot topics for ESG data'

Improved data on diversity and inclusion has come to the "forefront of investors' demands"...

Loan round-up: Philip Morris, Ford, Orion Engineered Carbons, OUE, Sandstorm ... and more

EU climate change taxonomy clears hurdle

The European Parliament has rejected two objections to an act to pass some of the technical screening criteria of its sustainable taxonomy.

Bond round-up: ING, Autodesk, Analog Devices, Apicorp, Acciona Energia ... and more

Tokyu Fudosan issues sustainability-linked bond amid ground-breaking ESG finance plan

Japanese real estate firm Tokyu Fudosan has raised JPY10 billion ($90 million) from a sustainability-linked bond...

SEC's Lee has 'great concern' about ESG disclosures of private companies

A prominent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner has voiced concern about private companies potentially facing less scrutiny on ESG disclosures than public companies.

Greenwashing demands regulatory response, says IOSCO chair

'Greenwashing' risks undermining confidence in the global sustainable finance industry - but regulators are increasingly ready to combat disingenuous claims of positive environmental impact, according to an association of the world's securities and futures markets regulators.

A definition of unsustainable finance is needed for debt capital market growth

A common definition of what is unsustainable is needed to boost the growth of sustainable debt capital markets...

GEF commits $15m to Food Securities Fund

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a $15 million commitment, provided through Conservation International, to the Food Securities Fund, which aims to support increased transparency and accountability in agricultural value chains.