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Overhauled SFDR to be presented in November

The revised EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is set to be presented to a meeting of senior European commissioners on 19 November, according to a tentative agenda by the Commission.

Finnish pension fund shifts €7bn portfolio to sustainability-themed benchmarks

Elo has replaced its conventional listed equity benchmarks with versions customised to promote climate and other sustainability objectives, for a portion of its investments worth about €7 billion ($8.2 billion).

INWIT raises €850m from rare debut SLB deal of 2025

Italian mobile telephone network operator Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane (INWIT) has raised €850 million ($995 million) from its first sustainability-linked bond (SLB), becoming one of the few issuers to debut with the performance-based instrument in 2025.

Biodiversity risk increasingly associated with greenwashing, says RepRisk

An increasing focus on biodiversity risks is helping to fuel incidents of greenwashing, a report by RepRisk has found.

Fundraising for BNPP Future Forests Fund 'ongoing and positive, but taking time'

BNP Paribas Asset Management remains confident that it can secure more commitments for its sustainable forestry fund after raising just $15 million in the 10 months since launch.

US corporates 'clearly missing' sustainable bond buyer opportunity

The "persistency" of the decline in US corporate sustainable bond issuance continues to surprise Nuveen amid evidence they are "clearly missing" a growing buyer base for the instruments.

Further cuts in DEI reporting are 'likely', says Impax

US companies are "likely" to further reduce reporting of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) data going forward, Impax Asset Management has claimed.

Apollo acquires hydroelectric company Eagle Creek

Brookfield closes second transition fund after raising $20bn

SLB issuance is 'brave' and quality is improving 'significantly'

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are a "very strong mechanism" for issuers to commit to their transition story, and second-party opinion (SPO) provider Morningstar Sustainalytics said the quality of the target-based structure has improved "significantly"