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€2bn Enel deal boosts slow SLB market

Italian energy firm Enel has raised €2 billion ($2.1 billion) from its first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) of 2025, in a deal that doubled the amount raised via the struggling performance-based instrument this year.

COP16 president seeks common ground on financing

The President of COP16 has published recommendations for how a compromise might be found on financing during resumed negotiations in Rome next week.

Transition investors have a 'window of opportunity' for battery deals, says Aquila

A "real window of opportunity" has opened up for transition-focused investors to back grid-scale battery projects, says Aquila Capital.

ESG is here to stay!

Now is the time to stay the course on ESG, through a strategic and targeted approach, routed in reliable data for clear, meaningful and factual decision-making, writes Martina Macpherson

'Pollution is no longer just an environmental issue — it is a material financial risk'

Spain urges EU to maintain double materiality in CSRD

The Spanish Government has urged the EU not to drop the 'double materiality' approach at the heart of its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), saying investors need this information to make decisions.

Don't throw the EU Taxonomy baby out with the Omnibus bathwater, says Waygood

The EU has been urged to keep the faith in its taxonomy of sustainable activities, as it plans to overhaul its sustainability reporting requirements.

TNFD launches open-source capacity building tools

Transition plans can show how net-zero feeds growth, says head of regulator network

Climate transition plans can demonstrate how net-zero policies will deliver finance to support countries' growth objectives, the head of a group to establish 'global norms' for transition planning has said.

Turbulent VCM could lead to more M&A activity, says Philip Lee

Irish law firm Philip Lee is broadening the focus of its climate finance team in anticipation that a distressed voluntary carbon market could soon be awash with M&A deals and strategic relocations.