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New deal will raise biodiversity as a global priority

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Biodiversity loss is as much of a threat to life on earth as climate change. Without action, millions of species face extinction and ecosystems will cross irreversible tipping…

Central banks have a key role in greening the economy

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It will not be easy to reconcile new tasks with traditional price-stability mandates. Moreover, it is not clear what data banks should use to measure progress, while a green…

Regulatory uncertainty will hold back green bonds

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The outlook for green bond financial instruments.

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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Corporate governance.

VW scandal raises global software transparency concern

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The vehicles were fitted with illegal software to rig diesel emission measurements. The scandal raises wider concerns that similar types of software-based fraud may affect other…

Global sustainability market will expand despite COVID

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There are major regional differences in how governments and companies from developed and developing countries perform on sustainability. Even so, policy efforts by some large…

Sustainable bond issuance will increase markedly

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ESG-related bonds account for around 5% of the global bond universe, with green bonds the largest and most mature element, yet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, social bonds…

Shifts in cyber threats outpace regulation

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Many regions -- including the three largest digital markets of the United States, the EU and China -- have regulatory frameworks governing cybersecurity and breach mitigation…

AI deployment requires new security awareness

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While the number of cyberattacks on AI-based systems is thus far limited, research suggests a latent potential for malicious actors to exploit new types of vulnerabilities that…