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Climate policy pendulum may bring near-term relief but longer-term pain, S&P says

Weakened climate-related policy in the US and Europe does not necessarily mean companies are exposed to less climate-related financial risk - with near-term relief tinged with the prospect of longer-term pain, according to credit ratings agency S&P.

Fast-forwarding towards sustainable ecosystems

CDL's 18th Integrated Sustainability Report marks progress in IFRS-aligned reporting, enhanced double materiality, expanded TNFD disclosures and a landmark SGD400 million ($296 million) TNFD-linked sustainability loan.

Alto Mayo's lesson in bridging the climate finance gap

By committing catalytic funding in the early stages and then stepping back for private capital as projects mature, we can turn climate ambitions into tangible results, argues Karin Berardo

Investor hesitation to back climate proposals leads shareholders to shelve resolutions

Shareholder group Follow This has, for the first time since 2016, abandoned plans to file a climate-related resolution with oil and gas majors, as it blamed "investor hesitation" to back such proposals on US attacks on shareholder democracy.

'Unjustifiably expensive' fees discouraging allocations to water, says Morningstar

Expensive fees are likely preventing investors from allocating more capital to water-focused funds, Morningstar has claimed.

UKSIF pitches taskforce to study how ISSB can reduce pensions reporting burden

Regulators should sponsor an industry group to study how the sustainability-related "reporting burden" on UK pension schemes can be reduced in the transition to International Sustainability Board Standards (ISSB) reporting, an investor group said.

Revent closes $100m second fund

ResponsAbility loans $20m to construct Maldives solar projects

Climate adaptation investment hampered by 'fragmented' solutions

Investment in climate adaptation and resilience projects is being held back by a tendency towards focusing on "fragmented or incremental" solutions rather than system-wide plans - even in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Strategic asset allocation in emerging markets

Unlocking private capital for impact investing in EMDEs requires a fundamental rethink of how risk, return, and impact are evaluated, write Mike Sebastian, Royston Braganza, Simon Cooke, Sindhu Krishna, Tim Streeter and Callum Thomas.