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This proxy season sees record breaking tallies early on, including largest ever support for E&S proposal at US fast food chain.

A weekly overview of ESG developments for fixed income: Trafigura signs $5.295bn sustainability-linked revolver, Germany to raise up to €15bn in 2022

Just 1% of companies account for 70% of emissions within the bank’s loan portfolio

The latest developments in sustainable finance: ISS ESG opens up corporate ratings and fund scores; ASIC goes looking for greenwashers; loan market bodies issue guidance

European banking watchdog recommends ‘intermediate’ and ‘pragmatic’ change to bloc’s incoming Green Bond Standard to cover securitisation

RI takes a closer look at the EU financial markets watchdog’s recent output on ESG, which also highlights ‘striking’ difference between credit rating firms when it comes to ESG disclosures

But UK pension and insurance giant says it ‘can’t make investment decisions simply in pursuit of our net zero target’

Institute of International Finance also expects state-owned enterprises in emerging markets to increasingly prioritise climate when seeking to raise capital

The supervisor has announced that climate scenarios developed by the NGFS will be incorporated into its 2022 stress tests

Dispute highlights the power of banks’ pledges on green finance as ECB warns no bank aligns with its expectations on climate