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The detailed rules for the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities look set to come into force, as the European Commission published them on Wednesday, after weeks of intense lobbying and negotiation that had raised the prospect of them being delayed again. Gas will not enter the Taxonomy for now and will be dealt with in separate legislation, but nuclear power could enter the Taxonomy later this year, alarming greens. -
Hectic negotiations and lobbying are going on at the European Commission about the Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities, in the last day before it is due to publish the detailed rules. Key countries including Germany have changed their positions, GlobalCapital can reveal, while supporters of gas and nuclear power are digging in. Battlelines are now being drawn over the timing.
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The global head of bond syndicate at Standard Chartered has been placed at risk of redundancy. The bank will divide his responsibilities between two other positions, one of which was vacated just last week.
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A new acronym is joining the sustainable finance lexicon — the SRD. The EU’s Sustainability Reporting Directive will become the cornerstone of corporate reporting on sustainability, which is the foundation of responsible investing. A draft of it has been leaked, showing that it will impose much stricter rules on companies about reporting their environmental and social impacts, but also contains loopholes.
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Citi's head of EMEA banking, capital markets and advisory, Phil Drury, is relocating to San Francisco to take charge of a new franchise covering technology and communications.
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DirectBooks, a platform for primary bond issuance initiated by a group of banks, has added the ability to handle euro and sterling deal announcements as well as a new senior member of staff to run its European business.
