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UK shows why SFDR transition category may be a struggle, Morningstar says

The limited uptake of the 'Improvers' label by UK fund managers suggests the EU may struggle to enforce eligibility criteria for climate transition funds in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to an executive at Morningstar.

Better KPIs needed to scale up nature bonds

Key performance indicators (KPIs) better suited to nature and biodiversity are needed to scale up the theme within the sustainable debt market, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

Big bank green debt fees overtake fossil fees again, AFII finds

Syndication fees from green bonds and loans for larger banks overtook fossil deals for the first time in almost two years in Q3, according to the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII).

Brazil commits $1bn to TFFF

The Brazilian government has committed $1 billion to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) and called for more pledges ahead of COP30.

Property-linked financing initiative launched by GFI, CBI

An initiative to scale up the emerging 'property-linked finance' sector has been launched at New York Climate Week by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

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

Asset owners increasingly cite fears that ESG harms returns, according to Morningstar survey

The number of asset owners who say concerns over the returns of ESG strategies are a potential barrier to investment has risen significantly in the latest annual survey by Morningstar.

Monaco AM, Prince Albert II Foundation raises $73m for ocean fund

Reform 'dead horse' EU taxonomy, urges asset manager

Tailoring sustainability reporting requirements to ensure they are more closely linked to sectoral business impacts, risks and opportunities could help make the EU taxonomy more useful for mainstream investors, an asset manager has argued.

Exclusive: Barclays nature risk assessment suggests selected mining companies could face 25% earnings hit

Barclays has unveiled a methodology to assess the financial impact of nature risks across large portfolios, with an initial study suggesting that in-scope companies within its mining portfolio could take a 25% hit to its earnings.