Capital Flows
December 3, 2023
MDBs set new course for debt-for-climate swaps
Several of the world’s largest multilateral development banks are expected to launch a debt-for-nature and debt-for-climate swap task force at COP28 following new types of...
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November 28, 2023
Will due diligence legislation further recalibrate supply chains?
Increased regulatory scrutiny of companies’ environmental and human rights records could become an additional stimulant to ‘nearshore’ and ‘friendshore’ supply chains, say experts
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November 21, 2023
Why banks are struggling to report capital markets fossil fuel activity
Climate campaigners lament banks’ limited reporting on facilitated emissions, while lenders argue that arriving at a standard for disclosure is a complicated process
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November 20, 2023
Catastrophe bond market grows as extreme weather events increase
As storms, floods and fires linked to climate change become more frequent, catastrophe bonds are increasingly being used as an alternative to insurance, with potential...
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October 23, 2023
Coal transition slowdown threatens Enel with record SLB step-up coupon
Italian utility company Enel is expected to miss emissions targets that are key to 10 of its sustainability-linked bonds
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October 16, 2023
ESG fund outflows point to 'negativity' around the label
UK environmental, social and governance funds saw their fifth monthly outflow in a row in September, according to Calastone, as the ESG label continues to...
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August 16, 2023
Explainer: what is behind ESG fund outflows?
With money pouring out of sustainable funds, experts are citing poor ESG fund performance, a difficult economic backdrop and anti-ESG sentiment as primary factors. Net flows into global sustainable funds...
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July 25, 2023
Number of ESG fund launches plunges 68% in Q2, says Jefferies
The momentum behind ESG fund launches has declined this year due to regulatory concerns and economic uncertainty, according to an analysis of Morningstar data by broker Jefferies. The number of...
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July 3, 2023
Reforms needed to drive ESG investment in emerging markets, experts say
Solutions are slowly being discussed and implemented to drive capital into emerging markets and to reduce the cost of financing renewable energy projects in them, but finance experts insist much...
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June 23, 2023
More private investment needed to finance EM green transition, says IEA
A new report says the investment needed to support emerging markets and developing economies in their shift to clean energy will need to be trebled by the early 2030s. Public...
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June 1, 2023
Carbon offset prices could surge more than 1,000% by 2030, says PwC
A new report has found that the supply of voluntary carbon offsets is not keeping pace with rising demand, which in turn could lead to soaring prices. The voluntary carbon...
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