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Investors see exclusion as doing little to reduce real world emissions, says Nordea

Institutional investors are increasingly viewing exclusion-based sustainability investing as "somewhat artificial", says Nordea Asset Management.

EU countries back cutbacks to CSDDD, CSRD

What other countries can learn from how China financed a green transformation

China's green transformation has come about more from "financing green" than "greening finance", write Calvin Quek and Mathias Larsen

Strengthen blended finance for resilience, urges Zurich

Transition planning 'not a legal trap', lawyers say ahead of UK rules

The expected introduction in the UK of rules requiring the publication of climate transition plans is unlikely to increase legal risks for companies compared with existing company law, according to specialist barristers.

We need to 'make it okay again' to invest in carbon, says Standard Chartered's Winters

Amid the ESG backlash, better signals are needed to incentivise voluntary carbon market action, Standard Chartered said, as it backed a new government coalition on carbon market demand.

Stone Harbor launches $10m emerging market sustainable bond fund

US asset manager Stone Harbor has launched a labelled sustainable bond-focused emerging market (EM) fund, which has more exposure to issues from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) than any other country.

TNFD adopters near 600

Nearly 600 organisations have adopted the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Environmental Finance heard.

Nature rising on the agenda amid anti-climate and ESG rhetoric, says Aviva

Natural capital is rising on the agenda amid ongoing backlash towards climate and net-zero themes, Aviva has claimed.

Defending the indefensible?

Capital is pouring into the defence sector - but can it be considered a sustainable investment, asks Rob Langston