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'Greenium is back' for Japanese sovereign transition bonds
04 June 2026The latest transaction in the Japanese 'climate transition' bond (CTB) programme suggests a "meaningful pocket of investor demand" for the instrument after a 'greenium' once again returned to the pioneering sovereign structure.
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Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group
04 June 2026The 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.
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Public maritime lender to issue India's first blue bond
02 June 2026India's maritime infrastructure financier Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) plans to issue a INR10 billion ($105 million) blue bond in the third quarter of the financial year.
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High impact sustainable bonds overlooked by leading benchmark, says Sustainable Fitch
01 June 2026Investors seeking exposure to high-impact sustainable debt should look beyond the Bloomberg MSCI Global Green Bond Index, according to Sustainable Fitch, as many bonds are excluded on technical grounds despite strong sustainability credentials.
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Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
28 May 2026Finance Earth's fund has finally reached a first close, with a refreshed remit and institutional investor backing. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Old emissions data risks undermining taxonomy, advisers tell EU
27 May 2026"Immediate work is required" to replace outdated emissions data that does not reflect major improvements in companies' greenhouse gas emissions performance and that risks lowering ambition among EU taxonomy users, expert advisers said.
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What does regulation mean for the future of ESG ratings?
25 May 2026The EU's ESG ratings regulation raises existential questions for some providers, Michael Hurley writes
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'No silver bullet' for transition finance but systemic change needed, FCA says
22 May 2026Greater coordination by policymakers, companies and financial institutions is needed to address widespread barriers to scaling transition finance, a study by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found.
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Dutch regulator warns of risks linked to SFDR transition label
22 May 2026A proposed category for 'transition' investments in EU regulation carries several risks, including that fund managers replace detailed analysis with an unsophisticated check-box approach, a Dutch regulator warned.
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Australian superannuation funds slow to act on nature
22 May 2026Assessment of risks and capital allocation remains inconsistent and uncommon, writes Genevieve Redgrave