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USS and Vanguard Face Legal Threats on Climate
March 20, 2023The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and Vanguard are under fire for not adequately addressing climate risk, with pension scheme savers and retail clients looking to courts to drive action.
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Investors “Head Over Heels” for GSS+ Bonds
March 16, 2023In an oversubscribed market, greater opportunities for investors lie in social, sustainable, SLBs and blue bonds.
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PSF Attempts Own Transition, While Supporting Others’
March 16, 2023Streamlined Platform on Sustainable Finance aims to ensure European taxonomy drives capital to support net zero transition.
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HOOPP: Canadian Taxonomy Will Raise Accountability on Climate
March 16, 2023Pension scheme says country’s new framework will support its net zero strategy; asserts that divestment of fossil fuels amounts to “passing the buck”.
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Integrated Tools Helping FIs’ Assess Climate Risks
March 16, 2023Physical and transition risks being incorporated into a more holistic approach by financial institutions, says UNEP FI report, as regulators increase scrutiny.
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UK Budget Paves Way for Nuclear in Green Taxonomy
March 16, 2023Betting on nuclear energy, CCUS will do nothing to close “glaring gaps” in the UK’s climate action plan.
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FIs’ Climate-related Risk Capture “Incomplete” – BoE
March 14, 2023Existing capability and regime gaps “create uncertainty” over whether financial institutions are adequately capitalised for future climate-related losses, according to the Bank of England.
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Pushback for Canada’s Transition Taxonomy
March 13, 2023CCUS and blue hydrogen inclusion seen as slowing Canada’s net zero transition, while finance leaders urge stakeholders to “get on with it”.
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Consultation on Measuring ‘Investor Contribution to Impact’ Launched
March 13, 2023Impact Frontiers and the Predistribution Initiative seek to create a common approach to reporting on and managing an investor’s negative and positive contribution to impact.
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Africa’s GSS+ Bond Market Ripe for Growth
March 13, 2023Despite development barriers, opportunities are emerging for investment in sustainable assets in growing market.
