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Cambodian regulator expands sustainable bond guidance

The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) has expanded its sustainable bond issuance guidance to include social and sustainability bonds.

Brazil revokes mandatory sustainability reporting for listed companies

'Transition finance itself is transitioning'

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

SEC cites EU, ISSB 'challenges' among reasons for revoking climate rules

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cited "challenges faced by other climate-risk reporting regimes" including in the EU's among reasons for proposing to revoke in full its own rules.

Gecina raises €500m from five-year green bond

French real estate investment trust Gecina has raised €500 million ($581 million) from a five-year green bond after attracting strong demand from institutional investors.

'It's difficult to comprehend EU's unwillingness to embrace ISSB interoperability'

ESG data has a key role to play in mobilising capital for a stronger Europe, writes Magnus Billing

ECB to publish nature default research

The European Central Bank is set to publish research on the impact of nature degradation on the probabilities of default.

Robeco develops combined climate-nature transition assessment

"It is no longer sufficient to ask whether companies are aligned with the climate transition," according to Robeco, as the asset manager explained why it has developed an approach to assessing a company's climate and nature credentials simultaneously.

What does regulation mean for the future of ESG ratings?

The EU's ESG ratings regulation raises existential questions for some providers, Michael Hurley writes

Investors pay-up for Ecobank's $450m African 'nature bond'

Ecobank has priced a $450 million 'Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Capital Bond', which was upsized and saw pricing tighten as a result of "exceptional demand".