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Loan round-up: Safaricom, Italo, Turk Traktor ... and more

NZAOA members 'split' on sovereign debt climate target-setting

The thorny issue of how to set decarbonisation targets for sovereign debt has split the signatories of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA), leading to a "compromise" of a proposed scoring system.

Sustainable fund label 'missing' in the EU

There is currently little to help investors understand the ESG credentials of funds in the EU, and so the region should follow a similar approach to the UK's fund labelling, an investor has told Environmental Finance.

NGFS alerts regulators of need to improve monitoring of nature risk to financial system

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has warned central banks and regulators that nature poses a risk to the financial system, in a guide that urged supervisors to improve how they assess and address these risks.

First Sentier launches biodiversity toolkit for investors

First Sentier has launched a biodiversity toolkit to help investors assess water and deforestation risk within their portfolio and better engage with clients on these issues.

Bond round-up: Orange, Telefonica, Generali, Brazil ... and more

Private-public investment fund launched to invest in emerging market green bonds

The partners behind the EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) have signed a strategic partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest ...

ECB warns fossil-fuel-exposed banks they risk €21bn in annual losses by 2029

The European Central Bank (ECB) has delivered its starkest warning to-date of the damage a delayed transition to a net zero economy would inflict on the financial system.

ICMA publishes blue bond guide in 'big step forward' for market

A long-anticipated blue bond guide has been published, in a "big step forward" for the development of the water-focused sustainable bond market.

Investors to increase pressure on biodiversity, says Sustainable Fitch

Investors are likely to increase engagement with on biodiversity-related issues, and place more pressure on companies to set biodiversity or nature targets, Sustainable Fitch has predicted.