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'Transition finance itself is transitioning'

The rapidly evolving geopolitical and socioeconomic landscape is forcing transition finance to reinvent itself, but could also provide a tailwind for the investment theme.

AP7 backs Vonovia social bond in support of 'increasingly important tool'

German property firm Vonovia has raised SEK1 billion ($107 million) from a social bond that was solely backed by AP7 as the Swedish pension fund looks to ramp up investment in sustainable bonds.

US attack 'misunderstands' ESG in credit ratings, expert says

Criticism by US attorneys general of how the 'Big Three' ratings agencies incorporate ESG factors is flawed and misunderstands how the agencies apply their methodologies, according to an expert.

New modelling tool to help allocate capital amid the transition

A data provider has launched a first of its kind climate risk assessment designed to help steer capital allocation decisions.

Nature-related geospatial data is having its 'ChatGPT moment'

Geospatial data and modelling technology is "going through its 'ChatGPT moment'", with significant implications for natural capital data, an Environmental Finance event heard.

'Natural flood resilience investment is scalable right now'

The opportunity to invest in natural flood resilience projects is "scalable" today for institutional investors looking to avoid "carbon myopia" in nature-based investment, an Environmental Finance event has heard.

EU urged to 'caution' against nature credit regulation

A key consultative body for the EU has urged the European Commission to keep nature credits as a voluntary mechanism for raising capital rather than a mandatory market.

SMBC raises $500m from pioneering 'digital inclusion' social bond

Japanese lender SMBC Group has raised $500 million from the first 'digital inclusion bond,' more than four years after the World Economic Forum (WEF) published guidelines for the social bond sub-label.

Environmental risks drop from near-term worries in WEF ranking

Japanese lessons for the transition: what can the world learn?

Japan is leading a difficult conversation on how private finance can facilitate the transition, Michael Hurley writes