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Mirova: 'If blended finance doesn't scale soon, we'll have to pull our focus'

If blended finance cannot scale in the next five years, Mirova may have to reconsider its future in the sector, and expects other mainstream asset managers will be in a similar position, an OECD event has heard.

Schroders: 'Language of exclusion and divestment unhelpful for active managers'

The description of sustainability-led exclusion and divestment in investment decisions is "unhelpful" for active managers, Schroders told an Environmental Finance event.

'We should solve our love-hate relationship with SLBs'

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) were the "right response" to overcoming transition finance challenges and delivering impact, but the market needs to address the "love-hate relationship" it has developed for the performance-focused instrument.

ING incubator eyes nature as 'next big thing'

The head of Dutch bank ING's recently launched Transition Accelerator has identified sustainable agriculture as an investment theme rich in potential.

Policy rollbacks are 'unhelpful' for US renewables, says SDCL founder

Renewables policy rollbacks in the US are unhelpful but short-term, argued Sustainable Development Capital's (SDCL) founder, who says infrastructure investments must be judges by their long-term returns.

Investors go 'Mad' for $78m US regenerative agriculture fund

'Something has got to give on green bond reporting'

Green bond reporting practices have become "very challenging" for issuers as investors increasingly focus on their own requirements, an Environmental Finance event heard - but nascent post-issuance second-party opinions (SPOs) could provide a solution.

Complying with ever-changing regs is 'costly exercise' for asset managers and SMEs

The cost of compliance in an ever-changing regulatory landscape could price-out the smaller asset managers, a private equity investor has claimed.

OECD updates guidelines for blended finance 'cottage industry'

The OECD has published its second iteration of guidelines for blended finance, which it argued remained a "cottage industry" lacking in scale and standardisation.

Excluding mining doesn't make a lot of sense, says Impax

Sustainability portfolios need to be realistic about the critical role of mining in the transition, Environmental Finance has heard, but "guardrails" must be put in place.