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    Mirova Invests $30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project

    2025-11-13

    ESG Today: Sustainability-focused investment manager Mirova announced that it has invested $30 million in a soil-based carbon project in India by project developer Varaha, focused on supporting smallholder farmers in implementing regenerative agricultural practices.

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    EU Parliament Votes To Cut ESG Regulations Amid US Pressure

    2025-11-13

    Yahoo Finance: The European Parliament has voted to dramatically wind back the bloc’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) rules following intense pressure from US business associations and state attorneys general.

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    Hong Kong Issues Largest-Ever Digital Green Bond

    2025-11-12

    ESG Today: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR) announced the pricing of HK$10 billion (USD$1.3 billion) of digital green bonds, marking the largest-ever digital bond issuance in the world to date.

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    HSBC Waters Down Interim Targets in Updated Net-Zero Transition Plan

    2025-11-12

    Yahoo Finance: HSBC’s new net-zero strategy comes in a year where — in addition to delaying its net-zero goal — the company has shifted leadership of its sustainability program and departed the United Nations-aligned Net-Zero Banking Alliance, which has since ceased its membership-based model. 

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    ECB Fines ABANCA For Noncompliance With Climate Decision

    2025-11-11

    MSN/Reuters: The European Central Bank fined Spanish lender ABANCA Corporación Bancaria for failing to comply with its decision on climate-related and environmental risks, it said.

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    Transition Funds Drive Record Climate Assets

    2025-11-10

    Funds Europe: Global assets in open-end funds and ETFs with a climate-related mandate reached a record high of $644 billion in June 2025, up 8.5% from the end of last year, according to Morningstar’s data.

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    SFDR 2.0 Leak Reveals Potential Removal of Article 8/9 Labels

    2025-11-10

    Portfolio Adviser: A leaked draft of the European Commission proposals for SFDR 2.0 has revealed plans to remove Article 8 and 9 labels in favour of three product categories.

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    SBTi Proposes More Flexible Corporate Net Zero Standard

    2025-11-10

    ESG Today: The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) announced the release of its updated draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2, its planned update to its key standard to assess, certify and track companies’ decarbonization commitments to achieve net zero emissions and to support science-based climate target setting.

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    SBTi Opens Second Consultation on Updated Corporate Net-Zero Standard

    2025-11-07

    ESG News: The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released the second draft of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2, opening a new round of consultation to refine the global benchmark for corporate climate action.

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    Managers Are Losing Europe Mandates Over ESG, FHI CEO Says

    2025-11-06

    Financial Post: Money managers that retreat from sustainable investment pledges are increasingly being turned away when they pitch themselves to major asset owners in Europe, according to the chief executive of Federated Hermes Inc.

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