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Winners of EF's Sustainable Investment Awards 2026 revealed

The winners of Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards 2026 have been announced.

Transition finance brings complexity to Asia's sustainable debt market

The growing focus on transition finance is bringing complexity to sustainable finance discussions in the Asia-Pacific region, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

S&P: Current transition label is a 'Version 1.0 transition tool'

The frameworks developed for transition-labelled debt are important 'Transition 1.0' tools, but S&P Global Ratings argues that 'Transition 2.0' tools need to focus on the rate of change and the pricing impact of this.

S&P: Transition, adaptation in focus for next 1,000 SPOs

The SPO provider is preparing for a material shift in its work beyond climate mitigation, Christa Clapp tells Ahren Lester

Don't tweak credit ratings to reward good behaviour, says Bank of England

While physical climate risk can help inform a credit rating, it is important not to tweak processes to reward sustainable behaviour, according to the Bank of England.

Ratings under fire from US attorneys general for climate 'downgrades'

Attorneys general for 23 US states demanded that Moody's, S&P and Fitch explain how climate-related risks informed "downgrades" of their ratings, raising the prospect of legal action against the companies.

What will the 'next generation' SPO market look like?

The second party opinion market faces a period of rapid evolution, providing opportunities to strengthen the product. Ahren Lester reports

US could try to rebut aspects of EU's CBAM, S&P says

US pushback against key elements of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is likely to be among factors the bloc will have to consider in coming months as it adapts its climate policy, according to analysts at S&P.

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First 'transition'-labelled bonds emerging, says ICMA

The first bonds using dedicated climate transition bond guidelines and labels have emerged, according to the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).