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Seeing the forest for the trees through active ownership of timberland

There is now a robust and durable case for pursuing more direct forms of participation in forestry, particularly when investing in timberland for the long term, writes Aleksi Ehtee

GeoPura secures £27m green loan hydrogen project

'Booming' Central and Eastern Europe issuance has more room to grow, says ING

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is emerging as one of the fastest-growing parts of the sustainable bond and loan market, after $37 billion was issued in the region during the first half of 2025, according to ING.

Proposed Article 6.4 standard 'risks collapsing market for nature-based solutions'

A group of carbon market developers has raised "serious concerns" about a draft 'permanence' standard for the Article 6.4 market, alleging that it puts a nature-based solutions market at risk of collapse "before it begins".

Emirates Islamic: Sukuk deal shows investor understanding of SLLBs growing

The pioneering sukuk from Emirates Islamic has highlighted the growing awareness and appetite among investors for sustainability-linked loan bonds (SLLBs), but the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based bank said the nascent instrument still needs to focus on credibility to scale.

Improved climate risk data 'to help tackle uninsurability'

Improvements in climate risk data could help to tackle the 'uninsurability' problem that has seen insurers walk away from some areas that are seen as too risky, one specialist argued.

Voluntary standard for SMEs set to plug Omnibus-shaped gap in CSRD coverage

A lightweight version of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is likely to be recommended for use by a swathe of medium-sized companies after they are removed from the scope of mandatory reporting.

Bloomlabs launches biodiversity credit platform

A new biodiversity credit platform from bloomlabs, (previously known as Bloom Labs) has told Environmental Finance that it could still be some years before buyers start flocking to the market.

Article 6 'critical to attracting external finance for Ugandan carbon platform'

Alignment with Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement will be critical to attracting private finance to carbon projects, Environmental Finance has heard, as banks begin to move into the market.

Social risk 'blind spot' in banks' CSRD reports flagged in study

A 'blind spot' in banks' reporting in line with EU regulation means many fail to report adequately on their exposure to 'social' risks and may be a breach of guidance from the bloc's banking supervisor, according to researchers.