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The decline of fossil fuels systems is not only a threat to investor returns but also to financial stability. The NGO Finance Watch argues that this should have implications for the way banks are regulated, and urges regulators to use their powers to intervene without delay
Policy
Accelerating investment in the circular economy requires banking innovation as well as increasingly holistic thinking and transparent data, the speakers at an Environmental Finance webinar said, with current progress leaving plenty of reasons to be upbeat. Ahren Lester reports.
Carbon,Debt,ESG,IMPACT,Investment,Policy
A number of leading Dutch financial institutions have joined forces to boost knowledge about biodiversity within the financial sector. Merel Hendriks and Simon Zwagemakers outline some of the key developments
Investment,Natural Capital,Policy
Responses are being sought to a consultation on a framework to assess whether corporate lobbying is aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, write Clare Richards and Rory Sullivan
Policy
A massive potential 'green' debt issuance to fund the EU coronavirus (Covid-19) recovery plan could help crowd-in further green private capital to the market, S&P Global Ratings tells Ahren Lester.
Carbon,ESG,Green Bonds,Policy
The recovery from Covid-19 will not be merely about seeking to restore the old normal, but will be seen as the chance to create a new order, argues Tim Hames
Policy
The finance sector has responded strongly to climate-related risks. Now it must do the same for nature-based risks, says Lord Goldsmith.
Natural Capital,Policy
Despite the strong growth in the Chinese green bond market in recent years, analysis by the Climate Policy Initiative's Donovan Escalante and June Choi shows there is still plenty policymakers and investors can do to boost how effective the market becomes
Green Bonds,Policy
After years of misalignment with global green bond standards, the new proposals from Chinese watchdogs should clear the way for greater green bond issuance. Ahren Lester reports
Green Bonds,Policy
The banking group's global head of sustainable finance talks about the impact of Covid-19, the future of fossil fuel investment, and reveals that the bank has had almost no response to its TCFD report.
Debt,ESG,Equity,Green Bonds,Policy
In the first of this two-part series, Hervé Duteil drew on three sustainability foresights offered by the Covid-19 pandemic crisis: the future we want, the future we fear, and the future we create. In this second part, he now explores three enabling mindsets that we must adopt to create the future we want, and where Sustainable Finance has an important role to play
Policy
At least €20 billion ($22 billion) a year is required to protect biodiversity in the European Union (EU) over the next decade, according to the European Commission. It says this will require contributions from EU funds, national governments and private sources of capital.
ESG,Policy
Developing the region's capital markets would help it address the climate challenge, argues Ajeya Bandyopadhyay
Policy
Domestic asset managers have been largely absent from climate engagement with US oil majors, but the Church Commissioners for England tells Ahren Lester that this could finally be changing.
Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets
Climate change remains the most serious long-term threat we face, and we must ensure it is foremost in shaping the global recovery from this crisis, argues Fiona Reynolds
ESG,Policy
2019 proved a foundational year for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT), but its CEO tells Ahren Lester that this theme is poised to attract more attention in 2020 as recognition of its environmental and economic benefits grows
Carbon,Policy,Renewables
Rory Sullivan, who was named Personality of the Year in last year's Sustainable Investment Awards, on the system we need to build after the coronavirus pandemic.
Policy
VEB.RF is working on the first-ever national standard of green finance, including for green bonds, says Alexey Miroshnichenko
Green Bonds,Policy
A new book explores the role central banks can play to avert climate catastrophe. Christopher Marchant shares his thoughts.
Policy
The Covid-19 pandemic offers sobering lessons on readiness for climate-related disruptions that, unlike the virus, will not respond to quarantine and social distance, argues Paula DiPerna
Policy