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BeZero Carbon raises $32 million

Carbon ratings agency BeZero Carbon has raised $32 million in series C funding.

16 January 2025

Standard Chartered launches due diligence startup for carbon markets

SC Ventures, the fintech invesment and incubation arm of Standard Chartered, has collaborated with the startup studio of French multinational utility Engie Group, to launch Qatalyst, a due diligence platform for carbon finance markets.

13 January 2025

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What biodiversity entering the mainstream means for private finance

A common thread has emerged from COP16: private finance mobilisation will define the scale at which progress grows in the coming years, but it cannot do it alone.

10 January 2025

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EBA publishes final guidelines on ESG risk management

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its specific requirements regarding management of ESG-related risks.

10 January 2025

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How ethical guidelines can improve climate research

For a while now, the financial services industry has understood its role within climate intervention. As a result, companies across the world in the financial sector have looked to become funders and to develop their ESG regulations, quickly and immediately. Yet in the speed to be compliant and sustainable, ethics can become lost from the conversation.

08 January 2025

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US banks leave Net-Zero Banking Alliance

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, JPMorgan Chase has followed a host of other US banks in quitting the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.

08 January 2025

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Finextra's year in review

With 2024 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2024

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Sustainability-linked bonds see a drop in issuance – AFME ESG Report

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has released its ESG report for the third quarter of 2024, seeing key developments in the ESG finance space.

19 December 2024

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ASA bans Lloyds ad on greenwashing grounds

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a claim against greenwashing by Lloyds Banking Group, banning an advert that burnished the bank's environmental credentials but failed to mention its ongoing support for fossil fuel polluting industries.

18 December 2024

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Hong Kong launches roadmap for sustainability reporting

The Hong Kong government has revealed a roadmap to implement International Financial Reporting Standards – Sustainability Disclosure Standards (ISSB Standards) across public entities by 2028.

13 December 2024

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Triodos Bank announces BNG private sector loan to finance nature restoration

Triodos Bank made the first biodiversity net gain (BNG) unit model private sector loan this week.

13 December 2024

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The Payments Association calls for action to address the environmental impact of digital payments

The Payments Association is calling for the development of a standardised framework that allows firms to meaningfully measure carbon emissions in the digital payments value chain.

12 December 2024

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