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HASI invests in AES's 605MW solar energy portfolio

2024 outlook: Sand in the gears of sustainable finance policy

Looming elections and burgeoning disclosure regimes point to a slowdown in sustainable finance policymaking, but the spectre of fines for greenwashing is on the rise, Michael Hurley writes

Dutch financial institutions call for 'climate-adaptive' construction benchmark

Bond round-up: Colombia, Metawater, Mitsui OSK Lines ... and more

Fitch: Social to rise up the sustainable bond agenda in 2024

Nature-related sustainable bond issuance is set to give social co-benefits greater prominence in 2024, Sustainable Fitch says. Ahren Lester reports

Impact label is 'crucial' to SFDR success, impact leaders urge

'Blue' bond guidance will support market in 2024 - but not debt-for-nature swaps

Recent guidance around 'blue' bond issuance to support the growth of the water-focused sustainable bond market could result in debt-for-nature swap transactions dropping the blue bond label, according to Sustainable Fitch.

Investors devise long wish list for much-maligned SFDR

Every financial product sold in the EU should be required to disclose sustainability information under the much-maligned Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Europe's largest asset manager has said.

Call for EU to create 'taxonomy-aligning' benchmarks

The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has proposed 'taxonomy-aligning' benchmarks that would select constituents based on the percentage of their investments in activities aligned with the EU's taxonomy.

Australian green bond framework includes biodiversity, climate adaptation

The Australian sovereign green bond framework has included climate adaptation and nature projects among its eligible activities alongside the more familiar climate mitigation projects, as the country moves closer to its mid-2024 market debut.