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Vivid secures £100m from NatWest affordable housing 'social loan' fund

Omnibus process riddled with administrative failures, EU ombudswoman says

UK adds nuclear energy to sovereign green bond framework

Major green bond issuer, the UK government, has updated its framework for the first time since it launched the programme in 2021, with the sovereign adding nuclear energy to the list of eligible projects.

'Unloved and cheap' green equities a buying opportunity amid AI spending, BlackRock says

Clean energy stocks are "unloved and quite cheap" despite a recent share price rally, and favourable tailwinds are poised to support the theme, BlackRock fund managers argue.

Moody's Ratings: 'Transition credibility and water risk now key credit differentiators'

Rahul Ghosh of Moody's Ratings, highlights how policy predictability, robust transition and resilience planning, and water-management strategies are increasingly shaping credit quality.

European deforestation regulation delayed by Parliament

The European Parliament has voted to delay its landmark Deforestation Regulation by a year and extend simplification measures.

ABN Amro: Early signs that EuGBs outperform regular green bonds

'European Green Bond' (EuGB) deals have outperformed their 'regular' green bond equivalents with stronger orderbooks and pricing, according to ABN Amro - but long-term performance perks for the nascent label remains uncertain.

Steel firm JFE pioneers 'transition' bond, loan guidance-aligned framework

Japanese steel firm JFE has updated its sustainable finance framework to align with the transition bond and loan guidance published by international trade associations since October.

GPIF research sparks hope it will catalyse Japanese impact investment market

Proponents of impact investment in Japan are excited at the potential catalytic effect of the entry of the world's largest pension fund into the market - but it could be hard to find big enough investments for the $1.7 trillion fund, according to commentators.

SUSI exits Alba Renewables after Brookfield acquisition