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BlackRock Launches First Fund Using FCA’s “Sustainability Improvers” Label Targeting Brown-to-Green Materials Opportunities

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The new fund will invest in companies related to materials that are essential for the low carbon transition and opportunities created by decarbonizing materials supply. Hambro added: We are targeting what we believe to be an overlooked segment of the value chain for lower carbon technologies.

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Corporate Decarbonization, Supportive Policy to Drive 2023 Rebound in Sustainable Bond Market: Moody’s

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As more issuers aim to finance their net-zero ambitions and transform their business strategies to adapt to rising policy and market risks, labeled sustainable bond issuance from companies in sectors highly exposed to carbon transition is likely to rise this year.”

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Moody’s Predicts $1 Trillion Sustainable Bond Market in 2025 Despite Political Headwinds

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Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds is anticipated to again reach around $1 trillion in 2025, according to a new forecast released by Moodys Ratings, as headwinds including political changes from the new U.S.

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Implement Your Carbon Management Strategy With SAP Sustainability Solutions

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Regulations like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) or standards like IFRS require companies to report on, and respond to, a wide variety of environmental and social sustainability topics. Are You Ready to Adopt a Carbon Management System?

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Global Sustainable Bond Issuance Rebounds to $281 Billion in Q1 2024: Moody’s

ESG Today

Issuance volumes of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds rebounded sharply in Q1 2024 over the prior quarter, rising 36% to $281 billion, up from $207 billion in Q4 2023, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.

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Guest Post: Six Steps Leaders Can Take to Accelerate Their Sustainability Transformation Efforts

ESG Today

According to The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requirements , it is mandated for organizations to conduct a double materiality assessment, which in turn helps them determine which sustainability issues are material and should be included in their emissions reporting. Therefore, their U.S.

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S&P Forecasts $1 Trillion Sustainable Bond Issuance in 2024

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municipal issuers. In the report, S&P said: “We anticipate that 2024’s growth will be only moderate compared with 2023, and that we will not yet see GSSSB issuance reach the peaks of 2021.