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Blue debt constrained by lack of opportunities, warns Sustainable Fitch

Despite seeing an increase in the level of issuance, the 'blue debt' market is being hampered by a lack of guidelines and investable projects, Sustainable Fitch has warned.

European groups exploring adoption of UK Transition Plan Taskforce framework

German and French investor groups have begun preliminary talks to understand how the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) framework can be used in the European countries, Environmental Finance has learned.

Build EU sector-specific standards on ISSB baseline, Faber says

Delays to the introduction of EU sustainability reporting standards gives the bloc an opportunity to base its requirements on the IFRS S1 and S2 standards, the European Commission has heard.

Should investors be more worried about forever chemicals?

Rory Sullivan and Fatima Husain consider the impact of so-called 'forever chemicals' and what investors can do to mitigate their impact on the environment.

Texas sued for anti-ESG bill which 'discriminates against financial companies'

Limited funding for UK energy generation solutions, says SDCL

Energy generation remains underfunded despite broader investor interest in backing energy transition themes, Sustainable Development Capital's founder has told Environmental Finance.

APG's energy infra strategy funds £40m into Dowling Energy

Mining set to benefit from 'significant' ICMA 'green enabling' update

The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) guidance on eligible 'green enabling' projects for sustainable bonds is a "significant expansion" of use-of-proceeds, according to Sustainable Fitch- with mining projects set to particularly benefit.

Putting transition plans to the test: Sustainable Fitch

Investors face a tough task scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of tools promise to help. In the third article in a series, Michael Hurley examines Fitch's Transition Assessment

More standardisation needed for bank transition plans, says Sustainable Finance Lab