Australian regulator launches anti-greenwashing fund guidance

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched guidance for sustainability-related…

Asia Pacific,Investment,Policy

UBP and Deutsche Bank analyse 'EU Farm to Fork' strategy

Investment

Deutsche Bank industry loans responsible for 30.8m tonnes of CO2 in 2021

Deutsche Bank calculated that its corporate industry loan book financed 30.8 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent…

Carbon,Investment

NZBA pumped $38bn into oil and gas since launch

25 members of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) have financed at least $38 billion of oil and gas…

Stranded Assets

Coal terminal developer issues 'ridiculous' sustainability-linked bond

An Indian port operator developing a coal terminal has sparked controversy after it raised $400 million…

Debt,Green Bonds,Stranded Assets

Invesco: EU carbon price could exceed €100 in 2022

Invesco has predicted "there is a good chance" the price of EU carbon allowances could exceed €100 ($115)…

Carbon,Policy

First European social housing securitised sustainability bond issued

UK affordable housing association Sage Housing has raised £280 million ($383 million) from a sustainability…

Debt,Green Bonds

£100bn orderbook for record-breaking £10bn UK green bond debut

The UK secured a £100 billion ($137 billion) orderbook for its £10 billion maiden sovereign green bond,…

Green Bonds

DWS 'firmly rejects' greenwashing allegations as regulators circle

German asset manager DWS announced it "firmly rejects" allegations that it overstated the extent of its…

ESG,Investment,Policy

People Moves 6 August: Natixis; Eurizon, US SIF and more...

People

Federica Calvetti moves to Eurizon from Deutsche Bank

People

Just 8% of EU bank lending is EU Taxonomy aligned, says EBA

Banks with $29trn in assets pledge to set 2050 'net zero' targets

A group of banks with about $28.5 trillion in assets has joined a UN-convened 'Net Zero Banking Alliance',…

Carbon,Insurance

Investor group urges banks to set enhanced net zero targets

ESG,Investment,Policy

'Impact monetisation' model unveiled by Value Balancing Alliance

A methodology for monetising the impact of companies on society and the environment has been published…

Corporate,ESG Data,IMPACT

Global banks supply $800m a day to plastics supply chain

The amount of money that banks have pumped into the global plastics supply chain has been tracked in…

Debt,Natural Capital,Stranded Assets

EU 'brown' taxonomy proposals split financial sector

ESG,Policy

People Moves 30 October: Deutsche Bank, PGGM, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Rincon

Deutsche Bank makes appointment to ESG team in Asia

Are banks really going green, or just greenwashing? Part two

With banks' sustainability commitments under fire, are science-based targets the answer, asks Christopher Marchant

EU issues 'landmark' inaugural social bond to enormous demand

The EU has issued its maiden social bond to enormous investor demand, in what has been described a "landmark"…

Debt,Green Bonds