Sustainable Finance
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CME water futures highlight innovation on sustainability issues
Nasdaq Veles California Water Index futures debuted in December to offer risk-management tool
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FIA urges market role in addressing climate change
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement following FIA’s participation in a public consultation led by the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM).
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Viewpoint - Markets are key to solving climate problem
My former boss and mentor, Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, was extremely proud of his grove of black walnut trees on his 604-acre farm southwest of Indianapolis. You might say he was obsessed with them.
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Markets need to be part of the climate change solution, says FIA
FIA has published a new policy paper, "How derivatives markets are helping the world fight climate change," in consultation with its members across the cleared derivatives industry on climate-related risks for financial markets and the global economy.
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Response by FIA EPTA to the European Commission consultation on the renewed sustainable finance strategy
FIA EPTA members welcome the opportunity to respond to the European Commission's consultation on the renewed sustainable finance strategy. FIA EPTA members will argue that there is a large variety of ESG ratings in the market, this makes it difficult, if not impossible, to come up with truly meaningful and harmonized ESG ratings between the different rating agencies. FIA EPTA Members argue for more standardisation of ESG indicators.
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FIA submits response to the European Commission consultation on a renewed sustainable finance strategy
FIA has issued a response to the European Commission consultation on a renewed sustainable finance strategy.
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FIA discusses climate-related risk to FIA members, derivatives industry
FIA submitted comments to the CFTC's Market Risk Advisory Committee Climate Subcommittee on the challenges and issues related to climate change.
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ICE launches benchmarks to track carbon prices
Tied to major U.S. and EU carbon markets, indexes show how derivative markets can manage climate risk
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Joint trade association letter to ESMA on carbon benchmarks
FIA, jointly with ISDA, AFME, EFET and Europex, wrote to ESMA to express our concerns in relation to the requirement for benchmark administrators to comply with additional obligations set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/2089 (‘Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation’) by 30 April 2020.
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Investor interest in ESG spurs rating agency acquisitions
Investing products and derivatives tied to climate change are in high demand
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