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Debt-for-nature swaps get guidance to support scalability, project expansion

The first 'practice standards' for the rapidly growing 'debt-for-nature' swaps has been published, which looks to introduce greater consistency in the bespoke instruments...

UNDP targets $200m for blended finance tiger landscapes fund

UK pension fund to invest £25m in upcoming nature 'infra' fund

The West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has committed £25 million ($34 million) into a cornerstone portfolio of Rebalance Earth's upcoming nature-based 'infrastructure' fund.

Oxygen Conservation aims for £1bn natural capital portfolio

Private equity-backed nature restoration investor Oxygen Conservation plans to grow its natural capital portfolio to £1 billion ($1.4 billion) to create a viable and investable market in the UK.

Data centres a 'huge' sustainable investment opportunity, says HSBC

Data centres represent a significant sustainability investment opportunity for institutional investors, according to HSBC, despite the sector's energy and water use "raising eyebrows".

'Better explanation of taxonomy differences could drive cross-border investment'

Improved descriptions of why there is difference between different sustainable finance taxonomies could supporting cross-border investment at a time when these 'green lists' are necessarily proliferating, ...

Treat emerging market sovereigns differently in transition investments - BlackRock

BlackRock uses a different scale for assessing progress in the climate transition of emerging market sovereigns than for developed market peers for its transition debt strategies, it said.

Rathbones secures SDR labels for £566m sustainable multi-asset range

Rathbones Asset Management has adopted the Sustainability Focus label for its £566.1 million ($775 million) sustainable multi-asset funds under the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).

Winners of Environmental Finance's Sustainable Investment Awards 2025 revealed

The winners of Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards 2025 have been announced.

Placing African institutions at the forefront of the global sustainability agenda

Nana Skari Maidugu, named Personality of the year in Environmental Finance's Sustainable Investment Awards, explains her work to Annabelle Palmer