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'Nature is not a separate or secondary topic to climate'

Nordic Investment Bank is taking "important first steps" to make nature core to sustainable finance, Zanda Krukle tells Ahren Lester

GFI CDR initiative secures £1m for UK biochar project

A new initiative from the Green Finance Institute aimed at scaling carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects has helped to secure £1 million ($1.4 million) for a 'first-of-its-kind' biochar deal.

Video: Vanessa Havard-Williams on the Transition Finance Guidelines

HSBC, Hang Seng lead Hong Kong's first biodiversity loan

Hong Kong property group Henderson Land Development Company has secured a biodiversity loan from HSBC and Hang Seng, which it is claiming is the first of its kind for the jurisdiction.

Signs Middle East crisis is driving shift to sustainable finance, says SEB

The energy crisis caused by the US-Iran conflict is accelerating sustainable debt issuance to support investment into electrification and renewables, according to Swedish bank SEB.

Aberdeen scraps Scottish nature blended finance fund

Aberdeen Investments has halted development of the Aberdeen Climate and Nature Impact Fund (aCANIF), a fund that aimed to expand native woodlands in Scotland, the UK asset manager has confirmed.

A blue economy investment framework

Rolando Morillo, Emily Claire Mackey Faubel and Mark Spalding present a practitioner's guide to ocean engagement in public equities

Ireland readies €2bn tap of green bond amid sovereign rebound

The Republic of Ireland has hired six banks to manage a €2 billion ($2.4 billion) tap of its green bond due to mature in 2043, as sovereign sustainable bond issuance volumes record a slight rebound in 2026.

ACCIONA secures £125m syndicated green loan

Asset manager carve-out for CSRD risks investor 'blind spot', Eurosif warns

A proposed exemption for asset managers from EU sustainability reporting rules risks leaving a "blind spot" that hinders supervisors and end investors, according to Eurosif.