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Global guidance on transition plans would be welcome, NGFS says

Sustainable bonds 'on track' for $1bn issuance in 2024

Sustainable bond issuance is looking set to return to a billion-dollar market in 2024 after a record-breaking first quarter, according to Environmental Finance figures.

Sovereign green bonds should 'move on from railways' for impact

Sovereign issuers have been urged by an investor to look beyond clean transport - in particular, railways - for their green bond allocations in order to improve impact, an Environmental Finance event heard.

GRESB secures investment from General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero Fund

General Atlantic has taken a majority stake in real assets sustainability standards and benchmarking body GRESB, through its BeyondNetZero climate growth fund.

SFDR 'not working for impact VC funds'

Venture capital funds are calling for special treatment in the updated version of SFDR. Jennifer Forrest reports

Inconsistent data stops impact investors pursuing biodiversity, Wellington says

A lack of consistency in data for measuring biodiversity is hindering impact investors and preventing capital flowing to solutions providers, Wellington Management has argued.

Sustainability reporting software provider Celsia acquired by ISS-Corporate

Preqin launches ESG fund performance benchmarks

World Bank releases 'game-changing' streamlined impact metrics

The World Bank has released a new impact outcomes 'scorecard' which will be deployed across all its institutions for the first time, which was described as "game-changing" for the development bank.

'Regulators could follow TCFD example' by making TPT mandatory

Guidance on 'gold standard' climate transition plans could be implemented in UK regulation, following the example of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), according to a senior lawyer.