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Victory For Climate Camp As ‘Lost And Damaged’ Fund Launches

07/12/2022 No Comments

During the Cop27 a ‘lost and damaged’ fund has been set up to help developing countries bear the immediate costs of climate-fueled events

Climate Action Data Trust to unify carbon credit registry data

26/10/2022 No Comments

Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust) is a joint initiative of the International Emissions Trading Association, The World Bank and the Singapore government, along with ...

World Federation of Exchanges’ Eighth Annual Sustainability Survey Reveals Focus On Carbon Neutrality Transition

12/09/2022 No Comments

The eighth Annual Sustainability Survey published by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has revealed a significant advance in the depth and scope of ESG

How can the buy-side be sure of the ESG ratings of their investments?

07/09/2022 No Comments

Portfolio managers are under pressure to be compliant with ESG. They need to show that they are investing in the right companies.

Public Listings with the London Stock Exchange and Money 20/20

September 22, 2021

As Julia summed up, "a listing is for life and not just for Christmas." It is important that listings are done at the right time and in the right way; and in a manner that acknowledges and respects the values a company has – and wishes to retain.

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BSO partners with ImpactScope becoming the first connectivity provider to offer carbon offsetting for crypto traders

September 14, 2021

BSO, in partnership with Geneva-based ImpactScope, a social enterprise providing carbon offsetting solutions to digital asset exchanges and crypto mining companies, has become the first connectivity provider to offer clients that trade cryptocurrencies the means to calculate and offset the excess carbon emissions of their operations.

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ISDA Publishes Papers to Further Develop ESG Standards and Accounting Practices

September 7, 2021

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has today launched two new whitepapers examining key aspects of the fast-growing market for environmental, social and governance (ESG) transactions, with the aim of establishing robust standards and best practices for this sector.

Banking

Questions that UBS Banking & Financial Services Clients are raising today

August 13, 2021

The findings of UBS' Banking and Financial Services Division are interesting. They reflect the major concerns of their clients as global economies emerge tentatively from the disruption of the pandemic.

Sustainability ESG

What can banks do to help combat climate change?

August 12, 2021

What is needed, then, is a genuine green finance revolution. Investing in green debt, for example, would have a much greater long-term impact than directing capital to the same conventional companies who are simply claiming to have strengthened their dedication to ESG.

Asia Sustainability ESG

What is changing the Japanese approach to ESG?

August 4, 2021

Economic stagnancy has also reduced the ability (or desire) of companies to invest in green alternatives. Japanese companies have long been wary of investing and prefer to sit on piles of cash, reducing both innovation and the amount of investment that is pumped into green transformation.

Banking Europe Sustainability ESG

Good results for Amundi is good news for Europe

July 30, 2021

Today’s news by Amundi shows a strong result so far in 2021. Some of the takeaways of the financial statements for the second quarter of 2021 were summarized by their CEO, Valérie Baudson, who spoke about their Medium-Long-Term (MLT) Assets amongst other things:

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IOSCO consults on ESG Ratings and Data Providers

July 26, 2021

The market for ESG ratings and data has grown considerably over the past few years due inter alia to a lack of consistent information disclosures at the entity level, the increasing interest of investors in ESG products and the legislative and regulatory focus on financial market participants’ consideration of the ESG characteristics of potential investments.

Sustainability ESG

Russian Northern Sea Route opening raises dangers of Arctic environment disaster

July 22, 2021

In May 2020 one of Russia’s worst ecological disasters occurred when a fuel tank owned by a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel ruptured, dumping more than 20,000 tons of diesel oil into the Ambarnaya river in the Russian Arctic.

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Klarna becomes first Fintech to join The Climate Pledge and Race to Zero campaign

June 30, 2021

Klarna is to implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement in order to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in all scopes by 2040 at the latest.

Asia News

China equities: Beyond the recovery

June 25, 2021

The recent correction in Chinese equity markets highlighted the uncertainties of the global pandemic recovery. But amid the ongoing transformation of the world’s second-largest economy, we see a long-term story that should support investment opportunities.

#DisruptionChat Events Fintech

Talking about Regional Trends Disrupting Banking at Fintech-Aviv

May 28, 2021

Like each year, people interested in Fintech from all over the world tuned into the Fintech-Aviv Annual Summit. 30% of them from North America, 25% of them from Western Europe, 15% from Central Eastern Europe, 14% of them from the UK and 10% from Asia.

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Signatory of the United Nations Global Compact

May 7, 2021

Themis helps organisations identify and manage the specific financial crime risks that they are exposed to, through a combination of insight, intelligence and innovation.

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ISDA Publishes US Renewable Energy Certificate Annex

May 6, 2021

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has published a new US Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Annex, reflecting increased interest in trading products that help companies meet renewable energy and emissions-reduction targets as part of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.

Press Release

Bank of England publishes updated UK Money Markets Code

April 21, 2021

The UK Money Markets Code, originally published in 2017, sets out best practice in the unsecured, repo and securities lending markets in the UK.

Banking Sustainability ESG USA

Bank of America Increases Environmental Business Initiative Target to $1 Trillion by 2030

April 8, 2021

The $1.5 trillion goal builds on Bank of America’s longstanding work with clients to provide lending, capital raising, advisory and investment services, as well as develop financial solutions and drive innovation, to spur transformative change.

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