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Allianz UK: Insurers need to move beyond 'warm, fuzzy feeling' on nature

Insurers need better proof that action on nature is worthwhile, according to Allianz UK, as the industry looks to avoid the problem of "freeloading" for nature-based projects.

Failing to 'keep 1.5°C alive' shouldn't mean demise of portfolio temperature targets, investors say

Investors rejected suggestions to abandon temperature-related targets for investment portfolios, after a leading figure suggested doing so amid growing consensus that the world will breach a target to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Ex-ABN AMRO impact leads set up 'more narrowed' fund to rival

Two ex-ABN AMRO Impact leads have quit the institution to launch a "more narrowed focus" impact firm, Environmental Finance has learned.

BII and FirstRand commit $150m to Africa transition finance facility

EF Data sovereign sustainable bond report out now

SFDR 2.0 'more ambitious than original', says law firm

Proposals to revamp the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) are more ambitious than those they are due to replace, according to a law firm, even though the EU is rolling back the scope of much of its other sustainability-focused regulations.

S&P: 'Little evidence' of 'greenium' in green bond market

There is "no significant greenium" at a global level for the green bond market, according to S&P Global - but green bond issuers may still be benefitting from lower funding costs more broadly.

'First-ever' BNG insurance product launched

Howden subsidiary, DUAL, has launched the 'first-ever' insurance product to protect Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) unit developers, whilst calling for a "paradigm shift" in the insurance industry.

Building a credible blue economy

Can the blue economy become the next frontier of sustainable finance, asks Geoffroy Marcassoli

Kenya's Safaricom launches debut green bond

Telecommunications firm Safaricom has launched its debut green bond worth up to KES20 billion ($154 million), making it only the second sustainable bond issuer in Kenya.