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EU banking regulator consults on 'simplified' ESG risk reporting

Real estate: from regulation to reality

Policy shifts are reshaping green investment into the global real estate sector, writes Jonathan Cohen

NRW.Bank raises €1bn from first social bond under expanded framework

Major sustainable bond issuer NRW.Bank has raised €1 billion ($1.1 billion) from its first social bond under a recently updated and expanded framework from the German development bank.

Mirova and Thematics AM merge

Incofin blended water fund beats target, secures FX risk cover

Incofin Investment Management has secured 20% more capital than its target size for its first clean drinking water-focused private equity fund, closing at €61 million.

ECB to 'stress test' banks on nature-related risk

The European Central Bank (ECB) is to assess banks' loan default risk to sectors of the economy most affected by "dwindling ecosystems".

People Moves, 23 May: The Nature Conservancy, Robeco, Lloyds Bank ... and more

'EU GBS is not burdensome regulation,' says PwC

Issuers should "start preparing early" to adopt the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) as the groundbreaking regulation is likely to make green bond reporting a "natural extension" of their broader sustainability reporting requirements, according to consultancy PwC.

Greenwashing risk scaring off competitors, says Impax, as it records £11.9bn AUM fall

A turnaround in performance since the start of the year and less competition could help turn around the fortunes of Impax Asset Management, says CEO Ian Simm, after it suffered an £11.9 billion ($16 billion) fall in assets under management.

Issuance-level sustainable bond ratings can 'highlight refinancing risk'

Investors are increasingly looking at the potential for instrument-level sustainable bond ratings to help tackle the challenge of 'greenwashing' risk associated with bond and project refinancing.