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Golding closes debut impact fund of PE funds shy of target

Golding Capital Partners has closed its first impact private equity fund after raising €115.5 million ($124.7 million), significantly lower than its initial €300 million target.

Trade associations launch 'refreshed' sustainable loan principles

Influential loan market associations have published an updated set of the widely used sustainable loan principles, with the most substantial changes made to the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP).

UK government recommits to BNG

UK Environment Minister Steve Reed has recommitted to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements amid concerns that the 'landmark' legislation could be dropped.

National Wealth Fund must bridge UK transition financing gap, says Phoenix

The UK's National Wealth Fund needs to bridge the financing gap between transition-focused local infrastructure projects and institutional investors, one of the UK's biggest pension providers has argued.

Reliance on taxonomy would be ill-advised in overhauled SFDR, ICMA tells EU

The EU has been warned against a 'potentially reductionist approach' overly relying on its taxonomy at the expense of the theme of transition in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).

'World first' carbon credit standard launched

Clime Capital leads Series A for Vietnamese solar business

People Moves, 21 March: EQT, Transition Finance Council, Danske Bank, EIFO ... and more

Elbow Beach launches £80m second climate impact fund

SBTi proposed standard update does not allow carbon credits for Scope 3

A proposed update to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) standard allows only limited use of carbon credits - despite a previous suggestion it might take a more accommodative stance towards them for Scope 3 emissions.