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Natcap expands nature transition risk coverage

The mistake costing investors African alpha

Perceived frontier risk can be transformed into bankable, European‑style infrastructure cash flows, writes Marie Lam-Frendo

New Asian carbon markets coalition launched

Action for a Resilient Climate (ARC) - a coalition of corporates, financial institutions and government agencies in Asia - has been launched to help mobilise demand and financing for high-integrity carbon credits.

UK's BII and CIP back $300m India renewables platform

A $300 million platform for renewables projects in India has been launched by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and the UK government's development finance institution British International Investment (BII).

'We don't know what data investors want to see'

While investors are asking for more granular environmental impact data, SLM Partners has told Environmental Finance there remains a lack of consensus on what makes a useful report.

SLM Partners raises $475m for next stage of organic farming strategy

Recent exits from four organic farming assets delivered double-digit returns for SLM Partners and led to significant new inflows, but it warned that such strong performance may not always be easy to repeat.

Egypt: 'Very rare' sovereign social bond debut 'really well received'

Egypt has raised $1 billion from its first social bond almost four years after it expanded its green bond framework, becoming one of only a handful of sovereign social bond issuers to date.

GuarantCo guarantees bonds to support digital infrastructure in Indonesia

Beyond aid - the case for a new development compact

The architecture that governs development finance is no longer fit for purpose, writes Leslie Maasdorp

H2O Innovation's blue loan 'could be followed by blue bond'

Canadian water treatment technology firm H2O Innovation said its "milestone" $200 million 'blue loan' is intended as the first step towards a 'blue bond,' with the water-focused sustainable financing theme cutting through 'anti-ESG' sentiment.