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Intesa Sanpaolo returns to green bond market with €1.25bn issuance

Intesa Sanpaolo has raised €1.25 billion ($1.45 billion) through an eight-year senior non-preferred green bond, returning to market after a two-year absence.

Anterra Capital raises $100m for first close of latest food and ag fund

Transatlantic investor Anterra Capital has raised $100 million for the first close of its third food and agriculture fund and has set its sights on doubling the size of the fund by the end of the year.

NatureMetrics launches nature risk tool

China unveils sustainability reporting rules for asset managers

The Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) has published 'guidelines' for sustainable investment funds that set expectations to invest at least 80% of their assets in line with their sustainability objectives.

How a Super El Niño could drive food price spikes

An extreme El Niño could cause $342 billion in lost production, writes Andrew Coburn

Bloomberg expands Transition Toolkit

Swiss pension fund manager extends exclusions to new oil and gas

The Ethos Foundation has excluded companies involved in the development of new gas and oil projects from its investments, after it criticised the sector for ignoring investor requests for greater climate ambition.

Taxonomies 'naturally converging' amid 'structured chaos'

Although the landscape of competing sustainable finance taxonomies looks complicated, Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) argues that it disguises the growing convergence and interoperability between them.

Making sense of sustainable finance in a Trumpian world

How is the ESG backlash changing the market, and what place does sustainable finance have in the new world order, asks Peter Cripps

DBS Bank's Muenkel joins ANZ