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IFRS Foundation 'on track' for mid-2022 sustainability standards

The IFRS Foundation trustees said they remain on track to appoint members of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in the next quarter, and publish the first set of globally consistent climate-related standards in the middle of next year.

Bank of Italy to integrate ESG into investments

Italy's central bank has released a Responsible Investment Charter committing it to the promotion of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles

EU renewed strategy identifies work on transition as priority

The European Commission has today (6 July) published its renewed sustainable finance strategy, which charts a course for incorporating climate transition activities in its taxonomy.

EU GBS regulation among pillars of new sustainable finance strategy

The European Commission has today (6 July) proposed a regulation to create a European Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) it says "goes further than existing market-based standards" and could become the "gold standard" for green bonds.

$6.8trn investors sign up to Net Zero Asset Managers

Forty-one new signatories worth $6.8 trillion have committed to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative

$7trn of investors tell governments to adopt carbon 'price corridor'

The Net-zero Asset Owner Alliance has proposed a 'price corridor' for carbon-pricing mechanisms, arguing that current carbon prices need to almost treble by 2030...

FTSE Russell launches 'Paris-aligned' global equity benchmarks

FTSE Russell has launched a global range of climate-themed benchmark indexes it developed in partnership with Brunel Pension Partnership.

EU carbon market update: 06 July 2021

WCI carbon market update: 06 July 2021

Mirova sustainable land use fund raises $200m at final close

Mirova has raised $208 million at final close of its Land Degradation Neutrality Fund but fallen short of its initial $300 million target.