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  • Brazilian indigenous protection rowback a 'fiduciary risk for investors', says BlueBay

    07 December 2023

    Potential legislation deemed "anti-indigenous" in Brazil is a "fiduciary risk for investors" and a concern for Brazil's economic and sustainable prosperity, BlueBay Asset Management told Environmental Finance.

  • KfW adds biodiversity as it launches €13bn green bond programme for 2024

    07 December 2023

    KfW has added biodiversity to its green bond framework as the German development bank aims to raise up to €13 billion ($14 billion) from its green-labelled issuance in 2024.

  • Fewer than one in five countries have 1.5°C aligned targets, investor-led analysis reveals

    07 December 2023

    Only four countries among a group of 25 studied have emissions reduction targets that align with the Paris Agreement's goal to limit warming to 1.5°C, according to analysis by an investor-led project.

  • Opening the black box of sovereign debt and climate risks

    07 December 2023

    Sovereign debt investors are ready to use the first-of-its-kind Ascor tool to assess countries' climate progress, Adam Matthews and Esther Law tell Michael Hurley

  • Eurazeo maritime climate upgrade fund targets $300m fundraise in 2024

    07 December 2023

    Eurazeo is planning to raise at least $300 million from its private debt, climate-themed upgrade fund for the maritime sector, which is expected to launch later in 2024.

  • Australia passes legislation to create biodiversity credit market

    07 December 2023

    Australia has formally passed legislation to protect and restore nature and developed a 'first-of-its-kind' biodiversity credit market, but last-minute concessions means offsets will be outlawed.

  • ISDA to publish sustainability-linked derivative legal clauses

    07 December 2023

    The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) will release a set of legal clauses this month to promote sustainability-linked derivatives (SLD), in its first step towards standardising the nascent market.