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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.

UK-China taskforce eyes progress on transition finance amid political thaw

The launch of a green bond index was hailed as a marker of UK-China collaboration, as a bilateral working group said a thaw in diplomatic relations could be a boon for work to promote transition finance flows between the two countries.

LSEG unveils new corporate ESG scores

Still a lot of head-scratching among investors over physical risk, says LSEG

Many investors are still struggling to incorporate physical risks into their portfolios despite a greater understanding of the impact of more frequent extreme weather, says London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).

Emissions reporting improving, but Scope 3 still problematic, says LSEG

Scope 1 and 2 emissions reporting in equities and fixed income benchmarks has continued to improve in recent years, but a lot of work remains to be done on Scope 3, a study by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has found.

Green bonds can dramatically impact portfolio emissions, says LSEG

As green bonds come to play a more significant role in fixed income benchmarks, asset owners will need to consider how they calculate their impact on emissions in their portfolios, according to the London Stock Exchange Group.

Make international transition finance work more coherent, Japanese bank urges

A plethora of guidance and frameworks on transition finance complicates efforts to focus private capital to where it is most needed, according to a senior banker at Sumitomo Mitsui.

Adaptation becoming more prominent in green economy, LSEG report finds

Climate adaptation products and services are now one of the biggest contributors to the global 'green economy', according to the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).

Omnibus opportunity to broaden EU taxonomy use via 'simplification', LSEG suggests

Plans by the EU to reduce sustainability reporting requirements are an opportunity to simplify the bloc's taxonomy so it can be more widely used by large institutional investors such as pension funds, according to the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).

Transition commodities a growing 'sweet spot' for LGIM

A webinar heard that investing in the green economy has become a popular theme for investors in recent years, and there are further opportunities to invest in transition. Jennifer Forrest reports