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Fannie Mae joins IBRD in exclusive $200bn sustainable bond club

US government-owned mortgage provider Fannie Mae has raised more than $200 billion from sustainable bonds, becoming only the second issuer to cross this milestone.

ESG still influential in institutional investor asset allocation, survey finds

SUSI Partners bags extra $139m for SE Asia strategy

How development finance can increase energy access in Africa

BII's Leslie Maasdorp outlines some of the steps that could help bring the benefits of electricity to 300 million more Africans by the end of the decade

'Race to Belém' launched to scale rainforest finance

An initiative to scale private investment into protection of the Brazilian rainforest has been launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with a commitment of up to $100 million by nature investor Silvania.

IFC raises $2bn from largest social bond

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued its largest ever social bond, with the $2 billion deal also attracting the largest ever orderbook for the instrument from the development finance institution.

Business needs clarity on EU omnibus proposals, NGOs tell von der Leyen

BII makes final commitment to Indian EV blended finance vehicle

Scrambled regs to give investors indigestion in 2025

Investors must digest a diet of disparate sustainable finance regulations in the year ahead. Michael Hurley reports

Canada publishes 'ISSB-aligned' standards, affords flexibility on timing of disclosures

A group of pension funds has welcomed publication by the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) of disclosure standards it says are aligned with international standards - but the CSSB drew criticism for giving flexibility on timing of disclosures.