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Alignment begins on agriculture and food indicators

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is to work on streamlining agriculture and food metrics in 2026 to help scale capital flows.

UK to publish sustainability reporting standards next month

Mirova acquires three onshore wind parks

Mirova has acquired three Swedish onshore wind parks from renewable energy developer Eolus for an undisclosed sum through its €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) Mirova Energy Transition 6 (MET6) strategy.

AIIB launches $1bn sustainability bond after record 2025

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has hired three banks to manage its first Sustainable Development Bond (SDB) of 2026 after the major issuer raised a record $7.7 billion from sustainability bonds in 2025.

Climate concerns spur US Democrats to open inquiry into Florida insurance ratings

Three Democrat lawmakers have opened an inquiry into Demotech to assess whether its insurance ratings reliably measure exposure to climate-related risks in the state of Florida.

IFC plots $10m allocation to Singapore impact firm

Can a new SFDR category solve the EU's transition finance problem?

A transition category is set to transform how fund managers use the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, but the finer details are yet to be ironed out. Michael Hurley writes

Hong Kong considers nature taxonomy expansion

Hong Kong is exploring how to attract private capital towards nature and biodiversity projects in the jurisdiction, including a potential expansion of its sustainable finance taxonomy.

Green Impact Exchange reveals product roadmap ahead of launch

Green Impact Exchange is planning four core products ahead of the exchange's launch later this year, including new benchmark indices and an exchange-traded product for the voluntary carbon markets.

Chaoni Huang joins HSBC as Asia sustainable finance head

Chaoni Huang has become the Asia sustainable finance and transition head for HSBC after six years at BNP Paribas.