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Banks underestimating climate risks from disorderly transition, ECB warns

Eurozone banks are "very likely" underestimating the risks they are exposed to because of climate change, amid increased likelihood of a disorderly transition, a senior figure at the European Central Bank (ECB) warned.

EAAIF backs Egypt's first SAF plant with $40mn loan

Asset managers exemption under CSRD sparks calls for clarification

A proposed exemption for asset managers from EU sustainability reporting rules has sparked calls for clarification, as an expert flagged potential inconsistencies given that banks and asset owners have not been given similar freedoms.

SPIE hails 'favourable' €600m from third SLB deal

French engineering services firm SPIE has raised €600 million ($705 million) from its third sustainability-linked bond (SLB), becoming only the eighth instrument issued in 2026 to date.

Video: A2A's Patricia Gentile at Sustainable Debt EMEA 2026

Speaking on the sidelines of Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA conference in London on 23 April, Patricia Gentile, Group Head of Finance and Insurance at A2A, discusses how companies are navigating the evolving sustainable debt market.

Concerns raised that draft ESRS leave investors short of data

Concerns remain that the latest draft of EU sustainability reporting standards could leave investors short of key information, according to initial analysis of the proposed text.

ICE and Climate Bonds Initiative partner on sustainable bonds data

NatWest adds transition bonds and SLLBs to updated framework

NatWest Group has updated its sustainable finance framework to include transition bonds and sustainability-linked loan bonds (SLLBs), expanding the range of debt instruments it can issue to support decarbonisation financing.

Philippe Zaouati in talks to exit Mirova

Mirova CEO Philippe Zaouati is understood to be in talks to exit the sustainability-focused asset manager he co-founded in 2012.

Swedish muni sustainable bond issuance on upward trend

The active Swedish municipal sustainable bond market continues to strengthen, and Danske Bank expects this "upward trend" to persist as sustainable finance increasingly tackles emerging themes - including defence.