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EIB, Credit Agricole sign green-focused Polish mid-cap lending deal

The Polish arm of French lender Crédit Agricole has secured a €50 million ($58 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support green finance-focused lending to mid-cap corporates in the country.

Scenario analysis shortfalls flagged in analysis of Australian financial institutions

Survey flags inconsistencies in private market sustainability reporting

Blended finance investing in climate adaptation is 'far too slow'

Investors using blended finance structures to invest in climate adaptation projects are moving 'far too slow', according to Climate Fund Managers' chief executive.

NextEnergy adds 73MW agriPV project to renewables fund

BlueOrchard backs flood forecasting platform

Fragmented nature data landscape makes it difficult to stand out, says Dunya Analytics

Dunya Analytics is expanding its nature data platform in a "major product update" as it aims to better reflect the business outlook and to help investors navigate the fragmented data landscape.

Sovereign nature bonds market still 'pretty far off', says Ninety One

Although nature and biodiversity themes are becoming increasingly important within emerging market sovereign debt issuance, specific nature-focused bonds remain far off, according to investor Ninety One.

'ICJ climate opinion could complicate investors' policy engagement'

The International Court of Justice's (ICJ) legal opinion on climate could spark a "chaotic" period of change in some jurisdictions that makes it harder for investors to pick apart the consequences, a public policy expert said.

Sri Lanka's ComBank raises LKR15bn from debut 'Tier 2' green bond

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank) has raised LKR15 billion ($50 million) from its inaugural green bond, becoming the largest sustainable bond issued in the country to date.