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  • Exemption for asset managers in ESRS 'creates a reporting vacuum'

    04 June 2026

    The EU risks creating a "reporting vacuum" that undermines investors' data needs if it proceeds with a proposal to exempt asset managers' reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), observers warned.

  • Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group

    04 June 2026

    The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation is launching a nature transition working group in a bid to scale up capital flows towards companies reducing pressure on nature.

  • Achmea preps impact-focused private debt strategy for Q3 launch

    02 June 2026

    Achmea Investment Management is aiming to raise €250 million ($291 million) for a new private debt strategy for institutional investors, investing across four key impact themes predominantly in the Netherlands and north-west Europe.

  • Australia prices A$7.5bn green bond

    20 May 2026

    The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has priced a A$7.5 billion (US$5.3 billion) 10-year Green Treasury Bond.

  • Investors may not replace 2030 targets, says Nordea AM

    20 May 2026

    As 2030 approaches, many asset managers and owners may not replace their near-term sustainability targets, as they focus instead on longer-term goals, according to Nordea Asset Management.

  • Impax AUM fall as it updates on Impax Environmental Markets

    20 May 2026

    Impax Asset Management's assets under management fell by £3.8 billion ($5.1 billion) during the first three months of the year, driven by outflows from institutional investors.

  • Yarra Capital Management prioritises water for nature-focused approach

    15 May 2026

    Australia's Yarra Capital Management will make water a "priority focus area" for assessing nature-related risks and opportunities across its portfolios, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Ireland: €2bn sovereign green bond tap 17-times oversubscribed

    14 May 2026

    The €2 billion ($2.3 billion) tap of an Irish sovereign green bond has attracted an orderbook in excess of €35 billion amid "strong demand" from more than 200 investors.

  • Australia hires banks for second sovereign green bond

    08 May 2026

    Australia is planning to launch its second sovereign green bond next week after hiring four banks to lead manage the deal.

  • EU's simplified Deforestation Regulation could have 'catastrophic consequences'

    05 May 2026

    The European Commission has published further details on the simplification of its anti-deforestation regulation, EUDR, but investors and stakeholders have criticised plans to remove leather from its scope.