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Canada told to stop climate 'flip-flopping' ahead of taxonomy announcement

Canada's government has been told to stop "flip-flopping" on climate policy, as a major pension fund warned that indecision was costly to long-term investment in the economy.

Sustainable Debt EMEA 2026: early bird ends on Friday

The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's 14th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference ends on Friday, so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.

Biochar soil fertiliser firm raises $5m

Krishna appointed head of sustainability UK for AON

Emirates NBD: 'Banks need to share what we see as credible transition metrics'

Commercial banks have been encouraged to start publicly sharing the transition metrics they consider are "credible" for companies in critical hard-to-abate sectors to help the market identify "what good looks like" in transition finance.

Be realistic about the political environment for managers, says Nest CIO

From Rob Langston in Edinburgh

Nest threatens to vote against chair if companies scale back climate commitments

Nest has updated its voting policy to make clear that it "may vote against the chair of a company that has materially scaled back its climate strategy without adequate explanation".

Development Bank of Rwanda launches third sustainability-linked bond

The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is planning to raise at least RWF23 billion ($15.7 million) from its third sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the performance-based instrument continues to see issuance volumes contract.

Bangladesh's Pubali Bank plans $100m debut green bond

EU-US regulatory divergence points to 'chaotic transition', says T Rowe Price

The US repeal of the central legal foundation for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, and concurrent regulatory changes in the EU point to "a chaotic transition" ahead, one of the world's largest asset managers has warned.