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US-EU trade agreement set to curb CSDDD reach

Cuts to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), such as restricting the reach of civil liability rules, are likely to be propelled by pressure from the US, a joint US-EU statement on a 'framework' for a trade agreement indicates.

No silver bullet for financed emissions targets

As support for finance industry net-zero initiatives wanes, banks and other financial institutions are changing the way they set climate targets, says Alexander Latter of GIB Asset Management.

M&G welcomes SFDR's expected transition focus, but rues lack of impact label

M&G's head of impact strategy has welcomed high-level proposals for the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) to include climate transition as part of its forthcoming overhaul.

NDCs must go beyond political signals at COP30, warns Helios

Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) must go beyond political signals to inform sustainable investment policy, a private markets investor has warned.

Nature tech benefits must outweigh environmental impact, says BNP Paribas

Unlocking debt financing for Battery Energy Storage Systems

BESS are an essential yet underfunded aspect of energy infrastructure, writes Ben Thompson

Christa Clapp: SLBs could be due a 'reset'

Early evidence of a "reset" for the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market could prove a "big opportunity" for issuers in sectors which are currently "very vulnerable" amid the transition to a lower carbon economy, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Guidelines to help end transition labelling 'free-for-all'

UK government-backed draft transition finance guidelines have set the right balance between being too prescriptive and being too high level, according to an investor who helped draw them up.

RGreen to launch energy transition evergreen fund

RGreen Invest is to launch a renewables-focused open-ended fund, Environmental Finance has learned.

UOB explores how to better integrate nature in sustainable products

UOB has told Environmental Finance that it is looking to develop sustainable finance products which further integrate nature.