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FTSE Russell launches 'green impact bond' index series

FTSE Russell has launched a range of 'green impact bond' indexes to measure the performance of green fixed income markets

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Royal Adelaide Hospital, Ratch, Investec, Bud APAC ... and more

Report calls for Brazilian 'deforestation-linked' sovereign bond

Planet Tracker and the Grantham Research Institute have called on Brazil to issue a deforestation-linked sovereign bond...

Bond round-up: Enel, IADB, Mexico, A2A, Banco BPM, Leasys ... and more

ETS reform and carbon border tax in seismic EU policy proposals

Landmark climate-related policy reforms have been set out by the EU that will see the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS) cover buildings, road transport and shipping, and put a price on emissions linked to imports into the EU.

WBA reveals methodology behind 'just transition' company ranking

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has revealed the methodology behind the 'just transition' indicators...

Free webinar: Environmental Finance review of Q2 sustainable bond market

Environmental Finance will host a free webinar this week to review the 2021 second quarter sustainable bond issuance

UK pension funds managing £270bn in assets commit to net zero

Fourteen chairs of pension schemes, which collectively manage £268 billion ($371 billion) of pensions assets...

Lack of ESG data a barrier to investors, finds Index Industry Association

The Index Industry Association (IIA) has found that a lack of standardised sustainability data is one of the main barriers to asset managers...

EU expert group publishes proposed social, transition Taxonomy extensions

The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has published proposals for extending the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities to include 'social' objectives, as well as extend the existing 'green' Taxonomy to specifically identify environmentally harmful and 'transition' activities to add nuance to the landmark regulation.