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Last week was marked by the publication by the International Energy Agency (IEA) of its net zero emissions (NZE) scenario for 2050, with some of the findings, such as the fact it ...

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On May 26th, the District Court of The Hague in the Netherlands ruled that Royal Dutch Shell (“RDS”) must curtail its scope 1 to 3 global carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compa...

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The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Régulation (ACPR), the French banking and insurance supervisory body, released early May the results of its first pilot climate stress te...

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The 53-page Draft Report on “Social Taxonomy” from the Sustainable Finance Platform Subgroup recently leaked. To our great surprise, it offers an already sophisticated approach a...

In Sustainable Finance, social issues have long been addressed through the lenses of risk factors and minimum safeguards. Conversely, Use-of-Proceeds Social Bonds focus on the contribution to adequ...

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On April 22 and 23, a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate gathering 40 world leaders took place at the initiative of the US President. On this occasion, some of them announced new cl...

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Momentum is building regarding the topic of the “Just Transition.” Regulators, investors and issuers alike seem to take into account the negative social consequences the transitio...

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The year 2020 has witnessed a new record in terms of green funds growth as documented by two recently released reports by Environmental Finance and Novethic. The peak is of course ...

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Verbund, an Austrian leading electricity company (Baa1/BBB+), has issued in March 2021 the first Bond combining both Green Use-of-Proceeds (Green Bond) and Sustainability Key Perfo...

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A seat for everyone is necessary at the climate action table. Sustainable Finance will fail in its mission if it continues to confine high-emitting industries to the sidelines.
The...

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On Tuesday 13th April 2021, the Social Loan Principles (SLP) have been published by the Loan Market Association (LMA), the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and the Loan S...

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On April 21, the European Commission ratified the EU Climate Law Regulation [1], setting a legally binding goal to cut GHG emissions by at least 55% [2] by 2030 compared to 1990 le...