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Responsible Commodities Facility provides $60m to Brazilian farmers

EPH green bonds still lack 'coherence' with transition needs

Investors have been urged to "closely scrutinise" the green bonds from Czech Republic-based energy firm EPH after being criticised for lacking "coherence" with its transition needs, according to a think tank.

Deforestation to grow within SLLs, says Global Canopy

Financial institutions are likely to increasingly integrate deforestation into financial instruments and engagement strategies, Global Canopy has said but called for more decisive action from the sector.

Norrsken raises €57m for impact start-up fund

We must 'correlate societal and economic benefits' for social finance to scale

Discussion around how to correlate the societal and economic benefits of social finance is needed to help scale the market, according to Swedish municipal funding firm Kommuninvest.

US Treasury changes will halt renewables investments, Ceres says

Private equity increasing focus on sustainability amid concern over exit failures, says Anthesis

Growing perception of an increasing number of exit failures over the past six months is leading more private equity firms to prioritise sustainability due diligence to attract potential buyers, according to consulting firm Anthesis.

Lagarde warns against cutting CSRD scope as it will make ECB's work harder, she says

Christine Lagarde has told Members of European Parliament (MEPs) they should not drastically reduce the scope of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), arguing that it will harm the central bank's ability to manage climate-related risks.

Second Clean Growth Fund achieves £49m in first close

UK climate tech venture investor Clean Growth Fund has raised £49 million ($57 million) from the first close of its second vehicle after receiving investments from several pension schemes.

Global plastic treaty talks collapse a 'missed opportunity'