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SalMar raises NOK2.75bn through dual-tranche green bond
09 June 2026Norwegian salmon farming company SalMar has raised NOK2.75 billion ($290 million) through a dual-tranche senior unsecured green bond transaction.
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'Any EU public sector debt to automatically qualify for new SFDR transition label'
09 June 2026EU countries are preparing to recommend allowing general purpose debt issued by EU-based public sector bodies as eligible under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation's (SFDR) new transition label, according to a leaked draft obtained by Environmental Finance.
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'Concerning CSDDD delays' undermine investor confidence, EU told
09 June 2026Implementation guidance for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is urgently needed to uphold business and investor confidence in the bloc, academics and lawyers told the EU in an open letter.
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Vasakronan seals EuGB double in quick succession
09 June 2026Property firm and green bond pioneer Vasakronan became the first Swedish issuer of a European Green Bond (EuGB) - before quickly returning to the market with its second deal days later, raising a cumulative SEK2.8 billion ($296 million).
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Sovereign credit ratings 'ignoring' nature risks
09 June 2026Sovereign credit ratings do not adequately factor-in nature loss and collapse, according to UK academics, who warned that "underpricing" of these risks could impair financial stability.
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IIGCC guidance to address asset owners' 'unique' stewardship challenges
09 June 2026The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has issued new guidance on how asset owners can strengthen stewardship through their external managers.
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Capital Continuum merges with Finance Earth
09 June 2026Capital Continuum Advisers' UK work is being merged into Finance Earth to expand the latter's investment advisory capabilities.
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Korea Housing Finance Corporation eyes sterling social covered bond
08 June 2026Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) is preparing a potential sterling-denominated social covered bond backed by Korean residential mortgages.
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CBI: Pioneering climate resilience taxonomy sharpened-up
08 June 2026The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has updated its ground-breaking climate resilience taxonomy, clarifying the difference between 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) and 'maladaptation'.
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French investors devise framework to tackle 'engagement washing'
08 June 2026A group of French investors has devised a framework to judge the effectiveness of engagement with companies, which they claim can help mitigate the risks of 'engagement washing'.