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Korea Housing Finance Corporation eyes sterling social covered bond

Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) is preparing a potential sterling-denominated social covered bond backed by Korean residential mortgages.

Battery storage: charging ahead

Investors are increasingly bullish about the technology, which can help address energy security concerns while enabling the transition. Michael Hurley reports

High impact sustainable bonds overlooked by leading benchmark, says Sustainable Fitch

Investors seeking exposure to high-impact sustainable debt should look beyond the Bloomberg MSCI Global Green Bond Index, according to Sustainable Fitch, as many bonds are excluded on technical grounds despite strong sustainability credentials.

'Transition finance itself is transitioning'

The rapidly evolving geopolitical and socioeconomic landscape is forcing transition finance to reinvent itself, but could also provide a tailwind for the investment theme.

SEC cites EU, ISSB 'challenges' among reasons for revoking climate rules

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cited "challenges faced by other climate-risk reporting regimes" including in the EU's among reasons for proposing to revoke in full its own rules.

Old emissions data risks undermining taxonomy, advisers tell EU

"Immediate work is required" to replace outdated emissions data that does not reflect major improvements in companies' greenhouse gas emissions performance and that risks lowering ambition among EU taxonomy users, expert advisers said.

Sustainable debt round-up: Australia, SA Power Networks, CEZ Group ... and more

'It's difficult to comprehend EU's unwillingness to embrace ISSB interoperability'

ESG data has a key role to play in mobilising capital for a stronger Europe, writes Magnus Billing

Gresham House agrees purchase of 480MW battery project

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has agreed to purchase a 480MW battery project for an undisclosed amount, which, when built, will be almost five times the size of the fund's largest operational project.

Australian superannuation funds slow to act on nature

Assessment of risks and capital allocation remains inconsistent and uncommon, writes Genevieve Redgrave