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Carbon offsets: From pledges to proof

2026 is the year carbon stops representing abstract virtue and starts behaving like a regulated input, writes Charlie Sichel

AsiaLink raises PHP4bn from 'milestone' social bond deals

Filippino micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) lender AsiaLink has issued three debut social bonds worth PHP4 billion ($68 million) which have been guaranteed by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF).

Leaders in tackling climate change on New Year's honours list

Webinar: Vague definition of greenwashing deters 'transition' finance

The growth of 'transition' finance is being held back by fears among debt issuers of being accused of greenwashing - a situation exacerbated by national regulators failing to clearly define what constituted greenwashing, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.

EU readies greenwashing reports as UK rules bite

Financial institutions in the UK rushing to meet a tight deadline to comply with new anti-greenwashing rules are also bracing for news of potential next steps to regulate activity in the EU, with reports from regulators due in coming days.

'Historic day' as EU CSDDD approved

Rules to require large companies active in the EU to report on the sustainability of their supply chains and make best efforts to implement a climate transition plan have been approved, in what was labelled an "historic day".

Solas Capital partners with Linklaters to structure energy efficiency investments

Sustainability assured?

Are organisations ready for regulators' demands for independent assurance of sustainability disclosures, and are investors ready to reward companies providing assurance, Michael Hurley asks

SEC delays hotly anticipated climate disclosure rule ... again

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again delayed the adoption of its climate disclosures rule, to push back a final decision until April next year.

People Moves, 8 December: General Atlantic, ISSB, ImpactA Global ... and more