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Net Zero Review Final Report

Analysis exploring the key issues as the UK decarbonises.

MUFG Research reveals challenges of transition towards a greener carbon neutral world ahead of COP26

Collective energy transition will determine success

Strong demand for reopening of Italy's first Green BTP bond

The government security is the country's first green BTP bond

Cop26 AND Beyond

This decade is being heralded as the ‘make or break’ decade for climate action.

£10bn deals pledged ahead of UK green investor summit

Plus, Tether’s bitcoin-backed lending clashes with dollar promise and China’s magnesium shortage

Chancellor sets new standards for environmental reporting to weed out greenwashing and support transition to a greener financial system

Certain large businesses will need to set out their green credentials to potential investors under new world-leading reporting rules outlined by the Chancellor today.

Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing

This document sets out the government’s ambition to make the UK the best place in the world for green and sustainable investment.

COP 26: What to expect from climate change’s key event

Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, Head of Sustainable Investing, looks ahead to the landmark summit and shares what investors should look out for.

Is the UK Market Unsustainable?

How do fund managers approach environmental sustainability when investing in the industrial-heavy UK market?

TISE Sustainable gathers pace with new admissions

Pfleiderer has attached great importance to sustainable management and development, from ecological and economic as well as social points of view.

Treasury and FCA exploring sustainability rules for advisers

HM Treasury and the FCA are exploring how best to introduce sustainability-related requirements for financial advisors.

Climate change is the biggest challenge facing humanity. Rising sea levels will displace millions of people, and the economic consequences will be catastrophic unless something is done. We can’t leave saving the planet to future generations: we must

Business Payment Practices and Performance data: a useful tool in the ESG toolkit

The portal also provides reporting businesses with a public forum to demonstrate strong commitments to social and ethical practices.

TISE listings support decarbonisation of VMED O2

The company has developed the VMED O2 Green Bond Framework, which is aligned with the Green Bond Principles 2021

What is the Future for Sustainable Commercial Property?

The need to alter existing properties, for example by changing the heating apparatus, could raise potential problems between landlords and tenants as to who should bear the cost of such works.

Capital Dynamics Clean Energy Infrastructure Receives Top Rankings from GRESB in 2021 for Renewable Power

Named "Sector Leader" for Third Consecutive Year and Receives #1 Ranking in Renewable Power, Renewable Power Europe, Renewable Power Americas and Renewable Power Private Equity

Rathbones announces net zero emissions targets

Greenbank also discloses this net zero strategy today to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, which it has been a signatory to since March 2021.

How Key are Transparency and Consistency to Mitigating Greenwashing Concerns?

A lack of consistency in ESG terminology is a main driver of investor confusion when it comes to identifying which companies or financial instruments conform to desired standards.

Mirabaud Advisors Acts for Investors in Sale of Photovoltaic Plant to Spanish Fund Plenium Partners

This transaction exemplifies the intense interest that large institutional funds and renewable specialists have in Spanish renewable assets.

Zurich: Firms that don’t confront climate change will lose relevance

Zurich is a self-professed climate advocate with aspirations to be “one of the most responsible and impactful companies in the world", Kalcher said.

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