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Carrefour issues €750m sustainability-linked bond

Carrefour has raised €750 million ($871 million) from a new sustainability-linked bond linked to the French retailer's emissions and the number of suppliers with a climate strategy.

DBS issues SGD250m loan tied to antibiotic targets

IHH Healthcare has secured a SGD250 million ($195 million) sustainability-linked loan from DBS Bank featuring performance targets linked to responsible antibiotic use across its Singapore hospitals.

Octopus Energy invests $500m in reforestation carbon deal

Impact investors in $114m ecosystem restoration fundraise

SFDR 'should set rules to stop lowball SLB targets' (Debt conference)

EU policymakers should set rules to govern sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), to prevent issuers setting unfairly low sustainability targets and breathe new life into the ailing market, an investor argued.

'Real reckoning' around climate risk 'bottom line' impact

The current "sustainability winter" has placed an increasing focus on demonstrating the real-world financial impact of climate risk assessments, especially as a differentiator to clients.

Time is 'running out' to scale CORSIA supply

The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) still lacks supply, despite improvements to the eligibility process, carbon rating agency BeZero Carbon has warned.

BNPP AM Alts, Shell and BII back $53m farmer-focused carbon finance vehicle

A vehicle to reduce methane in smallholder farms has been launched with $53 million in backing from BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, British International Investment and Shell Foundation.

Carbon4 Finance launches green bond assessment platform

Climate and biodiversity data provider Carbon4 Finance has launched a green bond screening platform to help financial institutions assess impact at both project and issuer level.

Investors urge reform of GHG Protocol renewables accounting

Investors have urged the GHG Protocol to change its standards to ensure companies' claims more accurately link renewable energy purchases to the time and place the energy was produced and consumed.