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Technological advances lower barriers to entry for spatial finance, study finds

Financial institutions are increasingly using 'spatial finance' data to assess climate risk after technological advances

Pakistan explores issuing first sovereign 'nature performance bond'

Pakistan could become the first sovereign to issue a nature performance bond, it has been revealed.

News Round Up: EU Just Transition, Sustaintech Xcelerator

News Round Up: World Bank, Bridgewater, CIMB, and more

ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference round up

Environmental Finance's ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 virtual conference ended after two days of panels, speed networking sessions, and discussion groups.

Social bonds: powered up by the pandemic

ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference: The explosion of issuance of social bonds in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the potential of these flexible instruments.

Nature Action 100 proposed by World Bank to mobilise biodiversity finance

The World Bank has proposed five "big ideas" to drive growth in biodiversity financing, including development banks becoming cornerstone investors for biodiversity projects and investors creating a 'Nature Action 100' initiative similar to Climate Action 100+.

IFC tightens coal phase-out conditions on financial clients

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has strengthened its approach to thermal coal investment exposure among its financial institution clients, announcing it will not make equity investments in firms that do not have a phase-out plan in place.

QBE impact investments pass $900m

QBE has almost reached its goal of $1 billion in impact investments by next year, using its Premiums4Good programme.

The Future of ESG Data: Environmental concerns rising up the agenda for sovereign bonds

Environmental factors are becoming increasingly material considerations for investors in sovereign bonds, according to a panel of experts at Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference.