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500 Global and Earthshot launch EM-focused strategy

€750m Bank of Ireland green bond three-times oversubscribed

Bank of Ireland has raised €750 million ($862 million) from its second green bond in 2025, taking total issuance raised using the instrument to almost $8 billion.

Policy 'momentum growing' on transition planning, despite ESG backlash

Transition plan disclosure is set to become mandatory in over half the G20, as growing appreciation of the economic benefits it brings drives "continued momentum" among policymakers, according to a report.

Brazil launches taxonomy ahead of COP30

Brazil has accelerated its climate policy push ahead of next week's COP30 summit, as its government launched a taxonomy of sustainable activities and its central bank proposed enhancements to its climate reporting standards for financial institutions.

COP30: 10 years after Paris - back to square one

The discussion about climate change needs to return to economic reality to help reconnect climate action with people, writes Daniel Klier

Multi-government initiative launches high-integrity carbon credit principles

A coalition of governments coalition has launched shared principles for how carbon credits could be used in a 'high-integrity' way.

CA-CIB: 'Future of US sustainable bond market is in hands of existing issuers'

The US sustainable bond market may have to focus attention on ensuring existing issuers continue to come to market and innovate as it becomes harder to attract debut issuers to the market, according to Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB).

TNFD releases nature transition plan guidance

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released guidance on how to integrate nature into transition plans for corporates and financial institutions.

'Partnership, not prescription' for LP reporting targets, says Gresham House

Standardisation of sustainability reporting between private equity fund managers and their capital allocators will require 'partnership, not prescription', according to UK asset manager Gresham House.

'New plastic treaty chair must unite global south'

The chair of the international plastic treaty negotiations - known as the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) - has stepped down, after the latest round failed to find an agreement in the Summer.