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BTG Pactual TIG acquires Viginia timberland from Weyerhaeuser

SLB commitment from Italian airport operator welcome in barren market

The return to the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market of Italian airport operator Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) is a positive sign after a particularly poor start to 2026 for the beleaguered performance-based instrument.

Aeroporti di Roma raises €500m from increasingly rare sustainability-linked bond

Italian airport operator Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) has raised €500 million ($595 million) from its fourth sustainability-linked bond (SLB), becoming the first major European issuer of the performance-based instrument in 2026 as the market continues to contract.

Growing appetite for 'financialisation' of risk data, says GIST Impact

Financial institutions are increasingly looking for data that "financialises" climate and nature risk, GIST Impact has told Environmental Finance, as it calls on the industry to move away from so-called "vanity metrics".

How SFDR 2.0 could transform ESG data

A category for 'transition' investments implies a transformative shift in how investors interact with sustainability data, Michael Hurley writes

IETA calls for stability amid EU ETS uncertainty

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has warned that a lack of clarity over the role of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) risks harming investor confidence.

SFDR should recognise transition bond label, ICMA says

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) and transition bonds should be recognised as contributing to 'transition' objectives in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) said.

EU requests feedback on changing banking sustainability rules

BoE climate lead flags risk of decline in insurance coverage

The prospect of insurers reducing coverage in the face of increasing physical climate risks is being monitored by the Bank of England for potential spillover impacts on banks and households, according to the central bank's climate policy lead.

NGFS studying role of 'tipping points' in scenarios, says BoE climate lead

Central bankers are considering if they can include "non-linearities and tipping points" in long-term climate scenarios, according to the Bank of England's climate policy lead.