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How the Gulf region is pivoting towards greener growth

Prompted by the energy transition, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is making a concerted effort to diversify away from fossil fuels, and financial institutions will be crucial to realising this transformation, write Gerald Dannhaeuser and Mehtap Ak-Sisman

NatureAlpha makes key hire to grow global reach

EU ESG Rating Regulation to penalise small firms and benefit 'big four'

The EU's proposed regulation of ESG ratings firms threatens to penalise smaller data providers and could drive market share to the big US firms that dominate the market, it has been warned.

Social themes remain a challenge for European corporates, EthiFinance finds

European small- and mid-sized enterprises continue to struggle with performance on social themes, a report by EthiFinance has found, scoring just 38 out of a possible score of 100.

Australian financial institutions to pilot sustainable finance taxonomy

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has published the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy covering "green and transition" activities - including those in minerals, mining and metals - which will now be tested by some of the country's largest financial institutions.

Nigeria makes green bond return after six-year hiatus

Nigeria is planning to raise up to NGN50 billion ($32 million) from its third green bond, almost six years since the sovereign issuer was last active in the market.

Auckland Council launches rare muni sustainability-linked bond

New Zealand city government Auckland Council has launched a debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which will see it become one of the first municipal issuers of the performance-based instrument.

Danger of CSDDD repeal is real, says key architect of NFRD

The prospect of a full repeal of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is real, a key architect of the bloc's foundational sustainability reporting rules has warned.

Fathom builds climate scenarios into flood risk models

Data provider Fathom has updated its flood risk modelling to include future climate scenarios, described as "a major milestone in the development of quantitative flood risk models".

TNFD to pilot test nature principles

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has begun pilot testing a set of nature data principles before making recommendations for upgrading market access to decision-useful nature data at COP30 in Belem, Brazil later this year.