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Investors left in limbo on CSDDD need clarity from Commission, says PRI

Clarification is needed on the extent to which institutional investors will have to conduct due diligence on aspects including financial products they provide, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) told the European Commission.

Aviva Investors, CEFC and Gresham House back AUD142m forestry project

UK deforestation regulation clear 'investment signal'

New UK deforestation regulation could create "long-term market opportunities", investors have told Environmental Finance, while urging alignment with the EU.

Remove coal exclusion in SFDR transition category, PRI says

Fund managers should be allowed to invest in companies with significant exposure to coal via a new 'transition' category in the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) said.

US-Iran conflict shows NGFS assumptions 'don't hold' amid fragmented transition

Idiosyncratic policy responses to disruption from the US-Iran conflict show that old assumptions around the climate transition "don't hold anymore" and require a rethink of widely used scenarios, an expert argued.

Gresham House acquires major US timberland manager

We don't need a 'Just Transition' bond label

We could be reaching a turning point for integrating 'just transition' into sustainable finance - but a 'Just Transition' bond label is not needed, according to a leading thinker on the theme.

Foresight impact and real assets an 'ideal fit', says Guinness, as WHEB changes hands again

A deal to acquire Foresight Group's £1 billion ($1.3 billion) public markets business by Guinness Global Investors has been described as an 'ideal fit', although it means impact investor WHEB changes hands for the second time in two years.

New Forests aims to raise $750m for first global nat cap strategy

Australia-based asset manager New Forests is targeting $750 million for the launch of its first global natural capital strategy, Global Landscape Opportunities.

Just transition: Sustainable bond guidance to unlock 'immense promise'

An initiative has been launched to develop "practical" guidance to integrate 'just transition' considerations into sustainable bond markets, amid fears the theme has been "lost in translation" within allocation and impact reporting.