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Pension funds acquire Australian forest managers

190 investors sign up to collaborative engagement on nature

190 institutional investors have signed up to collaborate to pressure 100 companies to address their negative impacts on nature, on the launch of Nature Action 100 (NA100) at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Americas conference.

Brookfield sells trio of renewables projects to Cubico

People moves, 1 September: Goldman Sachs, Cubico, Pentagreen Capital

EIB issues 'first' digital green bond in Europe

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has raised SEK1 billion ($93 million) from the first "digital green bond" in Europe, which was issued through an open source platform developed by SEB and Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB).

Mexican central bank: Credit 'highly dependent' on nature

An "important share" of the credit portfolio of banks in Mexico is "highly or very highly" dependent on nature, subjecting them to physical and transition risks, Banco de México said in a report.

IIGCC to step up pressure on banks to demonstrate action on net zero

A group representing investors with €65 trillion ($70 trillion) in assets under management has published a set of expectations for banks, as they push for more details on how banks will act on pledges to achieve net zero emissions.

'Next wave of GSSS bonds in Americas to come from hard-to-abate sectors'

The next wave of labelled bonds in the Americas will be from companies in hard-to-abate sectors, which have been underrepresented in the market so far, an underwriter has predicted.

GAM: Bank, insurer green bond focus 'amplifies' investment impact

The Swiss asset manager has been "positively surprised" by the financial institution response to engagement by its ground-breaking green bond fund, Ahren Lester reports

Sustainability-linked targets could add 'discipline' in green bond markets

Using sustainability-linked targets in green bonds could provide the "missing" element to promote more discipline and tackle greenwashing, according to Atlanticomnium.