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  • Stranded assets a 'missed opportunity', says BNP Paribas

    09 July 2026

    Investors should not avoid stranded assets but instead use them as an opportunity to reduce vulnerabilities and climate risks, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.

  • 'Boots on the ground' verification still needed for accurate risk assessment

    09 July 2026

    On-site verification is often still needed to verify climate risk data for real assets, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.

  • The emerging concept of 'nature transition'

    23 June 2026

    Efforts are ramping up to provide more clarity on what transition means for nature. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • BNP Paribas: 'Big hopes' for sovereign SLBs

    17 June 2026

    Although still a complex instrument for corporate issuers, BNP Paribas said there is "still big hope" for the growth of the sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market.

  • Second Latvian sustainability bond 2.4 times oversubscribed

    05 June 2026

    Latvia has raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from its second sustainability bond, almost five years after its debut, with the seven-year deal attracting an orderbook in excess of €2.4 billion.

  • Xylem achieves 'blueium' as investors seek water exposure

    04 June 2026

    US water technology company Xylem's inaugural blue bond was over 10 times oversubscribed, highlighting growing investor interest in water-focused sustainable finance.

  • 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.

  • Latvia launches second sustainability bond after framework update

    03 June 2026

    Latvia has launched its second sovereign sustainability bond today (3 June) after the Baltic country published its updated framework last month.

  • Outcomes-based bonds: Compliance carbon credit market 'key' to scalability

    01 June 2026

    The emergence of a compliance-driven, harmonised carbon credit market could be critical to supporting the scaling of the outcomes-based bond structure by reducing the need for an off-taker to get deals off the ground.

  • 'Transition finance itself is transitioning'

    29 May 2026

    The rapidly evolving geopolitical and socioeconomic landscape is forcing transition finance to reinvent itself, but could also provide a tailwind for the investment theme.