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Franklin Templeton launches Catholic principles ETF

More money market funds are Article 8, but fewer put ESG in the name

Nearly three-quarters of European money market funds (MMFs) are now classified as Article 8 under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR),...

Finance Earth fisheries fund launches first project in Chile

Finance Earth and WWF's sustainable fisheries fund has launched its first project, raising $1 million in seed investment for improvements to sardine fisheries in Chile.

NEoT Green Mobility gets €60m boost from key investors

Rwanda considering sovereign SLB after development bank success

Rwanda is considering issuing a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) after its development bank successfully issued a ground-breaking deal last year, an Environmental Finance event heard.

Austria launches ground-breaking 'green' money market instrument

Austria has launched the first sovereign 'green' money market product which is open to retail investors, with a "strong uptake" in the 'Green Bundesschatz' reported from investors already.

AUD80trn investors back 'essential' Australian climate reporting bill

Pictet launches environmental-tech focused ELTIF

Transition bond label is a 'distraction' for transition finance, says MetLife IM

A dedicated 'transition bond' label for corporate issuers "distracts" from the forward-looking, long-term focus that transition finance requires, according to MetLife Investment Management (MetLIfe IM).

"Concerted effort" needed to move away from plastic, says Iceberg Data Lab

A "concerted effort" by the financial sector is needed to halt the impact of plastic on the environment and its role as a driver of deforestation, Iceberg Data Lab has said.