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KKR impact fund to sell Axius Water to CRH in $700m deal

US attack 'misunderstands' ESG in credit ratings, expert says

Criticism by US attorneys general of how the 'Big Three' ratings agencies incorporate ESG factors is flawed and misunderstands how the agencies apply their methodologies, according to an expert.

Axpo praises 'valuable' SLB amid 'highly ambitious' target miss

Swiss energy trading firm Axpo expects to miss the "highly ambitious" renewable energy targets linked to CHF800 million ($1 billion) of its sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs),...

Will financial institutions pile in to the voluntary carbon market?

Winners of Environmental Finance's annual Voluntary Carbon Market rankings say institutional investors can play a key role in providing the "missing middle" of finance. Genevieve Redgrave reports

'Comply or explain' transition plan rules could hinder policy objectives, UK told

UK government concerns at increasing the "regulatory burden" on companies could lead it to adopt comply-or-explain transition plan rules rather than a mandatory regime - threatening its own objectives to catalyse green growth, according to a commentator.

NGFS scenarios 'need wider coverage and standardisation' for financial institution use

BeZero Carbon and Xpansiv expand partnership

People Moves, 21 March: EQT, Transition Finance Council, Danske Bank, EIFO ... and more

Sustainable finance veteran Jacob Michaelsen joins EIFO

Australia invests in HSBC, Temasek-led blended finance fund