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Winners of EF's Sustainable Investment Awards 2026 revealed

The winners of Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards 2026 have been announced.

'So many taxonomies' in APAC is a 'necessary evil', says Sustainable Fitch

The growing number of sustainable finance taxonomies across the Asia-Pacific region is creating complexity for investors and issuers, but market participants argued that this is an unavoidable phase, as countries pursue different pathways to decarbonisation.

High impact sustainable bonds overlooked by leading benchmark, says Sustainable Fitch

Investors 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.

Ratings under fire from US attorneys general for climate 'downgrades'

Attorneys general for 23 US states demanded that Moody's, S&P and Fitch explain how climate-related risks informed "downgrades" of their ratings, raising the prospect of legal action against the companies.

People Moves, 17 April: NZAOA, EFRAG, Fitch and more

Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week

Environmental Finance's 14th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference returns to London on 23 April.

Transition plans expanding beyond climate targets, says Sustainable Fitch

The way that many companies are using transition plans is evolving beyond climate target disclosure and into other areas, such as capital allocation and risk management, according to Sustainable Fitch.

Will investors buy the transition bond label?

The Principles have issued guidelines to help high-emitting companies raise 'transition' finance. Are investors convinced, asks Michael Hurley

How SFDR 2.0 could transform ESG data

A category for 'transition' investments implies a transformative shift in how investors interact with sustainability data, Michael Hurley writes

Oil firm Adnoc secures second $2bn green loan

Oil and gas firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed its second green loan deal to finance investment in its lower carbon projects.