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CA-CIB launches country-level biodiversity assessment framework

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has launched a framework for assessing country-level biodiversity risks, highlighting concerns about how rapid economic growth is putting pressure on biodiversity.

Sustainalytics exit a 'market loss' that must trigger 'next generation' SPOs

The exit of Morningstar Sustainalytics from the second-party opinion (SPO) business represents a "loss of market integrity" for the sustainable debt market, but continuing providers must embrace greater granularity and innovation to develop the "next generation" tool.

Crédit Ag handed €7.5m 'penalty' for failing to meet ECB climate expectations

Crédit Agricole has been handed 'penalty payments' of €7.55 million ($8.96 million) for failing to sufficiently identify climate risks by the European Central Bank (ECB).

Green bonds: delivering tangible impact and advancing the transition

The green and other sustainable-labelled debt market not only provides diverse opportunities to finance the climate transition, but it does so in pursuit of tangible impact, writes Anuj Gulati

Stafford to expand renewables offering

Stafford Capital Partners is to launch a new renewable energy strategy as it integrates the team from investment adviser Theia Investments.

EU urged to 'caution' against nature credit regulation

A key consultative body for the EU has urged the European Commission to keep nature credits as a voluntary mechanism for raising capital rather than a mandatory market.

'Digital inclusion' bonds a 'new benchmark' for Asian social finance

'Digital inclusion' bonds have been hailed as "new benchmark" for social finance in the Asia Pacific region by a Japanese bank, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) arguing they are a "major step forward" for impactful capital markets.

First 'transition'-labelled bonds emerging, says ICMA

The first bonds using dedicated climate transition bond guidelines and labels have emerged, according to the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).

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Trump withdrawal of key ruling 'shifts climate costs to investors'

The withdrawal of a key legal finding that the US federal government relied on for climate-related rule-setting is likely to mean that investors bear more negative impacts, according to a prominent expert in sustainable finance.