ICC to help define sustainable trading definitions
No standards currently exist to allow financial institutions to grade the sustainability performance of trade finance transactions
ESG
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Rolls Royce secures £400m investment for nuclear reactors
CEO says firm has ‘a clean energy solution which can deliver cost competitive and scalable net zero power’
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COP26: Did Greta Thunberg nail it with ‘blah blah blah’?
UK firms to be ‘forced to show how they will hit net zero’ in an announcement that lacks… detail
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Pension funds make climate commitment
In a signal that ‘investors are seeking additional investable opportunities’
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Europe earmarks €177bn for clean energy tech
As it outlines six areas that warrant further action
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VW workers to oust chief executive?
He previously warned that 30,000 jobs were at risk
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Barclays CEO exit raises uneasy governance questions
Staley’s history with Jeffrey Epstein has come back to haunt the bank
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Are asset managers dropping the ball on ESG?
Barely a quarter of the biggest players have set targets
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EIB to tighten purse strings for polluters
All parts of a business will need to be aligned with the Paris goals
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Can ESG disclosures reduce stock market shocks?
One study suggests it could by as much as 26%
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Climate tech investment flocks to Europe
Continent described as ‘one super-connected tech ecosystem’ where cities work together and ‘spark ideas’
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Canadian pension fund manager to bring $12bn to Europe?
The firm sees ‘opportunities across Europe for private investments in our sectors of expertise and interest’