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Australian pension fund targets AUD1bn impact allocation

From Jennifer Forrest at the GIIN Impact Forum in Berlin.

WDP's first public green bond is seven-times oversubscribed

Belgian logistics property firm Warehouses de Pauw (WDP) said its first €500 million ($580 million) public green bond received a "strong reception" from investors.

CPP Investments: Forward-looking insurance pricing needed for physical climate risk development

Insurers have a potentially important role to play in helping financial institutions assess the potential costs of physical climate risk, a Canadian pension fund has argued.

Compromise sets up EU vote on future of CSRD, CSDDD rules

UBS: Returns from impact funds 'looking good'

From Jennifer Forrest at the GIIN Impact Forum in Berlin

ESMA: 'SFDR product categories can only work if they are robust enough'

The EU's financial markets regulator talks SFDR 2.0, transition funds and where next for its ESG ratings regulation. Michael Hurley reports

Axpo praises 'valuable' SLB amid 'highly ambitious' target miss

Swiss energy trading firm Axpo expects to miss the "highly ambitious" renewable energy targets linked to CHF800 million ($1 billion) of its sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs),...

Sustainable debt round-up: Volkswagen Bank, Czech Republic, Turkiye ... and more

ING on the unique challenges of financing EV charging infrastructure

A hybrid combination of traditional corporate lending and project finance could help facilitate the rollout of much-needed electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, according to Dutch bank ING.

Eurogrid raises €1.1bn from first German 'European Green Bond'

Electricity grid operator Eurogrid has raised €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) from its first 'European Green Bond' (EuGB) label, becoming the first German issuer to use the 'gold standard' sustainable bond label.