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Support for HSBC chair slips after 'climate backsliding'

HSBC must take action to halt "further climate backsliding" if it is to rebuild confidence with sustainability-focused investors, after some investors withdrew support for some board members at the bank's AGM.

Sustainability data has become operational intelligence

Companies treating data disclosure as a checkbox-exercise will find they are increasingly left behind, writes Rachel Delacour

Hong Kong raises €750m from first green bond in 2026

Hong Kong has strengthened its position as the largest sovereign sustainable bond issuer in the Asia Pacific region with a €750 million ($882 million) green bond.

TOKYU REIT secures JPY1.2bn green loan from Mizuho

Crédit Agricole Italia backs €20m ESG-linked loan to frozen pizza company

Crédit Ag, NBIM and Apollo staff join PCAF core team

Hetal Patel has reprised his role as chair of the global 'core team' of the Partnership on Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), as new members joined who represent Crédit Agricole, Norges Bank Investment Management and ING.

Australia hires banks for second sovereign green bond

Australia is planning to launch its second sovereign green bond next week after hiring four banks to lead manage the deal.

BNG changes risk 'weakening demand signals', warns Triodos

Any further exemptions to the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation in England could weaken demand and hinder private finance involvement, according to Triodos Bank.

Australian blue finance market is 'meaningful opportunity'

The Helena Water 'blue loan' sets a precedent for the market, Owen Matthews tells Ahren Lester

Water is still treated as a fringe topic by financial institutions, says WWF

Despite growing interest and assessments, water is still being treated as a "fringe topic" by many financial institutions, according to research by the WWF.