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To boost competitiveness, Europe proposes slashing key climate rules

Corporate Knights

The pullback threatens to erode years of progress, which has made Europe the leading market for sustainable funds , green bonds and other responsible investments, and jeopardizes the capital needed for the EUs ambitious climate goals. CSDDD reporting timelines will also be moved from 2026 to 2028.

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Take Five: Europe’s Green Brigade Takes Shape 

Chris Hall

Others suggested taking inspiration from the green bond markets to develop European defence bond frameworks for funding projects of high strategic importance to European sovereignty. These can boost investment not only in defence, but also other critical objectives including the net zero transition.

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

The number of companies proclaiming their intent to go net-zero by 2050 has expanded exponentially in the past 12 months, but the ones short-cutting that commitment by a decade are a rarer breed. The extension will see $6 million more invested through 2026, initially in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Guatemala.

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Singapore to Ramp Climate Goals at COP27, Launches National Hydrogen Strategy

ESG Today

Singapore plans to submit a more ambitious emissions reduction goal at the upcoming COP27 climate conference in November, according to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, as part of a strengthened commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. Wong said: “As you can see, our net zero path is not an easy one.

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Global Regulatory Brief: Green Finance, January Edition

3BL Media

Transition activities are comprehensively defined through two new approaches: A traffic light system that defines green, transition and ineligible activities across the eight focus sectors. Transition” refers to activities that do not meet the green thresholds now but are on a pathway to net zero or contributing to net zero outcomes.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Deutsche Bank Ties Senior Exec Compensation to Loan Book Decarbonization Goals Private Equity & Venture Capital Carbon Accounting and Management Startup Greenly Raises $52 Million Fullerton Fund Management Raises $100 Million for Decarbonization Opportunities-Focused Private Equity Fund KKR Acquires Majority Stake in U.S.

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Take Five: Lost in Transition

Chris Hall

Events this week reflected the complex nature of the net zero journeys facing companies, industries and governments. The firm claims it is on track to using more than 50% certified renewable resin by 2026, on the path to being fossil fuel-free by 2032.