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Fathom builds climate scenarios into flood risk models

Data provider Fathom has updated its flood risk modelling to include future climate scenarios, described as "a major milestone in the development of quantitative flood risk models".

TNFD to pilot test nature principles

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has begun pilot testing a set of nature data principles before making recommendations for upgrading market access to decision-useful nature data at COP30 in Belem, Brazil later this year.

Investors shifting focus from sustainability to returns, says Schroders

Investor appetite for sustainability investments remains strong but many are starting to prioritise the return potential over ESG goals, according to an institutional investor survey by Schroders.

A Europe without a course

Despite the multitude of sustainability-related directives it produces, Europe struggles to articulate where it wants to go and what it believes in, writes Philippe Zaouati

Croatian investment firm's second SLB sees strong investor demand

Bosqar Invest has raised €143 million ($165 million) from its second sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the Zagreb-based investment firm hails the largest such deal from a private, Croatian, non-financial corporate issuer.

European green bonds will take off, but slowly, says SEB's Kiviniemi

The EU Green Bond Standard (EuGBS) should not be a "significant burden" for most issuers to apply, but it will likely take some time for it to become widespread, according to SEB.

NESF sustainability report aligns with TNFD and ISSB

Revised Stewardship Code could increase reporting burden rather than reduce it, NEST says

The simplified UK Stewardship Code could increase the reporting burden on signatories - contrary to the intended outcome of the overhaul, according to one of the country's largest pension funds.

NatureMetrics: moving beyond eDNA

NatureMetrics is exploring new datasets to help cater for growing demand. Genevieve Redgrave reports

HASI raises $1bn from green bond in slow market