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Outcomes-based bonds: Compliance carbon credit market 'key' to scalability

The emergence of a compliance-driven, harmonised carbon credit market could be critical to supporting the scaling of the outcomes-based bond structure by reducing the need for an off-taker to get deals off the ground.

Zurich looks to invest another £25m in UK nature projects

Zurich Insurance Group is exploring how to invest a further £25 million ($33 million) in nature opportunities in the UK, after committing the same amount to a government-backed fund.

Landmark telecoms deal could 'open floodgates' for Indonesia, says GuarantCo

GuarantCo expects its debut Indonesian telecoms infrastructure loan guarantee to open the door for significant private capital flows into the country's sustainable infrastructure sector.

Iran conflict means more coal - but also ramping up of electrification, says Lord Turner

While the disruption of energy markets caused by the Iran conflict could result in a temporary return to coal in Asia, it could also ramp up the pace of renewables and electrification, according to the Energy Transitions Commission's Lord Adair Turner.

GuarantCo provides $100m loan guarantee for sustainable infrastructure in Tanzania

GuarantCo has provided a $100 million portfolio guarantee to Tanzanian lender CRDB Bank to support sustainable infrastructure financing, marking the largest transaction in GuarantCo's history.

GuarantCo guarantees bonds to support digital infrastructure in Indonesia

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The $10bn GSS bond investor

As its labelled bond portfolio approaches $10 billion in size, Zurich Insurance Group's Danielle Brassel says measuring the portfolio's impact remains a challenge. Peter Cripps reports

EU's simplified Deforestation Regulation could have 'catastrophic consequences'

The European Commission has published further details on the simplification of its anti-deforestation regulation, EUDR, but investors and stakeholders have criticised plans to remove leather from its scope.

Alok Sharma: We need more investors to pilot transition guidelines

The Transition Finance Council's Alok Sharma has called for more investors and lenders to help road-test its draft guidelines for assessing the transition planning of companies in hard-to-abate sectors.