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AXA adopts SDR 'Impact' label for short duration green bond fund

Financial institutions told to limit data asks of SMEs to EU standards

Financial institutions have been urged to limit their requests for sustainability data of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to information in EU standards, in a recommendation by the European Commission.

LatAm is 'small yet mighty' sustainable finance 'centre of innovation'

Sustainable finance markets should not overlook the "small yet mighty" Latin American (LatAm) sustainable bond market as the region continues to mark itself as a "centre for innovation" for sustainable finance in the Americas, according to BNP Paribas.

Mixed picture emerging of sovereign progress and retreat on climate, ASCOR says

Signs of a retreat from climate action by some countries come as others raise their ambitions, according to preliminary analysis of climate mitigation and adaptation plans - signalling a complex task for investors targeting climate engagement with sovereign bond issuers.

Amundi: EU GBS-induced sustainable bond slowdown is 'not a worry'

There is "no reason to be worried" about the slowdown in European sustainable bond issuance as issuers are getting to grips with the implications of the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), according to Amundi.

Sustainable debt round-up: IBRD, Indonesia, Stack Infrastructure ... and more

Moody's cuts 2025 sustainable bond forecast amid new issuer decline

Moody's Ratings has cut its 2025 annual sustainable bond forecast by 10% after a soft start for issuance to date and a "significant" decline in first-time issuers coming to the market.

APG allocates $600m to Octopus Australia's transition infra fund

First Sentier launches joint climate, nature report

First Sentier has published its first joint climate and nature report, incorporating both Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and the TCFD-aligned IFRS S2 disclosures, in a bid to "move beyond siloed climate disclosures".

Basking in the sun: nine solar policy essentials

Tom Williams considers what recent UK government activity means for the solar sector