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SEB, CA-CIB launch blockchain-based digital bond platform

Cibus: Tree nurseries are a 'very fragmented space'

One of the key challenges to investing in companies that produce saplings is their small size, an issue reflected across natural capital, an executive at Cibus has said.

Cibus predicts more focus on 'agricultural revolution' in 2023

Cibus: Food transition is 'incredible' investment opportunity

Lack of agriculture in EU climate taxonomy 'concerning'

The absence of agriculture from the EU's climate taxonomy for sustainable activities is "concerning", according to a representative of a sustainable food fund.

Microfinance 'causes some hardship but is positive overall'

Although "microfinance is making some lives worse...the overall picture is positive", and most customers' lives have improved, a think-tank argued.

Canadian engagement initiative identifies 40 target companies

A list of 40 Canada-listed companies that will be targets of investor pressure on climate-related issues has been published by a burgeoning collaborative engagement initiative.

France's 'perfectly timed' inflation-linked green bond debut

With a longstanding reputation as a prolific green bond issuer and innovator, France welcomed the strong demand for its 'perfectly timed' green 'linker' debut. Ahren Lester reports

Steel firm Marcegaglia signs sustainability-linked securitisation

Marcegaglia has signed a €130 million ($139 million) sustainability-linked securitisation transaction with Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB), which is believed to be the first such deal in the Italian steel industry.

Microfinance groups to be scored on social impact

A public index to compare the social impact of 72 microfinance institutions (MFIs) will be released in June, in the world's first microfinance social inclusion index.