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Chinese exchanges update sustainability disclosure guidelines

SMBC raises $500m from pioneering 'digital inclusion' social bond

Japanese lender SMBC Group has raised $500 million from the first 'digital inclusion bond,' more than four years after the World Economic Forum (WEF) published guidelines for the social bond sub-label.

Sustainable debt round-up: SABESP, Île-de-France Mobilités, Telefonica ... and more

Dutch regulator flags 'violations' of rules on sustainability claims

IIGCC backs call to recognise sovereign bonds in SFDR overhaul

Investors are "concerned that the limited scope for investment in sovereigns" under EU regulatory proposals could "significantly restrict the investable universe for many funds", the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has said.

It's time to bring carbon removals into ETS

The scientific case for integrating carbon dioxide removal technologies into climate policy frameworks is now overwhelming, write Alastair Collier and Lev Gantly

UK asset managers call for dose of 'realism' on stewardship

The UK's Investment Association (IA) has called for a "realignment" of stewardship as it lamented "unrealistic expectations" of how much change asset managers can force on their portfolio companies.

Assets in Article 8 funds 'hit $10trn in 2025'

Strong inflows helped funds classified as Article 8 under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) hit record levels of assets in 2025, two reports found.

China targets 'innovative' sovereign 'biodiversity bond'

China is considering issuing a debut sovereign 'biodiversity bond' amid growing interest in nature-focused instrument and work being undertaken on a domestic taxonomy for the theme.

Asian nature blended finance facility launched