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Battery storage: charging ahead
05 June 2026Investors are increasingly bullish about the technology, which can help address energy security concerns while enabling the transition. Michael Hurley reports
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Why banks are back in the carbon markets
23 January 2026Growing confidence and policy support is driving banks' action in the carbon markets. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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UK anti-flooding coalition to create £1bn resilience investment market
07 November 2025A UK coalition of financial institutions, government agencies, utilities companies, non-profits and landowners plans to develop a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) natural flood management investment market.
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Brazil launches taxonomy ahead of COP30
05 November 2025Brazil has accelerated its climate policy push ahead of next week's COP30 summit, as its government launched a taxonomy of sustainable activities and its central bank proposed enhancements to its climate reporting standards for financial institutions.
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Nest pushing asset managers on data quality (ESG Data conference)
14 October 2025UK pension scheme Nest is pushing its fund managers including BlackRock and UBS to improve their use of ESG data, including to better integrate sustainability aspects in financial performance information, a senior executive told an Environmental Finance conference.
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UBS: Returns from impact funds 'looking good'
09 October 2025From Jennifer Forrest at the GIIN Impact Forum in Berlin
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UBS withdraws from NZBA
07 August 2025Swiss bank UBS has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) following an annual assessment of its sustainability- and climate-related memberships.
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SDG Outcomes Fund closes with $100m in commitments
03 July 2025UBS and Bridges have closed the SDG Outcomes Fund with $100 million in capital commitments, after an $18 million investment from the European Investment Bank's African, Caribbean and Pacific Trust Fund allowed it to hit its fundraising target.
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Switzerland, Norway announce carbon removals-focussed ITMO programme
19 June 2025Switzerland and Norway have signed an emissions trading agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, with pilot projects launched with support from UBS and SwissRe.
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Into the deep
04 October 2024A year after the UN High Seas Treaty was signed, Jennifer Forrest talks to investors taking the plunge into ocean impact investment