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Calvert Impact begins fundraising private capital amid Trump's IRA fund reversal

US-based investment firm Calvert Impact is hoping to raise $7 billion of private capital for clean energy projects, to fill a financing gap created after US President Donald Trump pulled the plug on a climate grant promised by the previous administration.

The eight themes shaping ESG data

The ESG data ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly. Peter Cripps explores the themes driving its development

S&P to offer SPOs for 'Amazonia' bonds

Renewables investing goes beyond climate change debate, says Nuveen Infrastructure

Institutional investors' level of understanding about clean energy has been a "game changer" in recent years, with more sophisticated conversations around the issues and challenges that the renewables sector faces, according to Nuveen Infrastructure.

Ikeda departs Japan Financial Services Agency

Japanese ISSB standards will tackle long-standing issues with reporting timeline, L&G says

Trump tax bill 'less ugly than initially anticipated'

A tax-and-spending bill introduced by US President Donald Trump could accelerate investment in wind and solar projects in the short-term, amid a rush to take advantage of a closing window of tax credits, according to a senior figure at Lombard Odier.

EU Commission launches nature credit programme to scale private finance

The European Commission has launched a programme to scale nature credits in the EU in a bid to ramp up private investment into nature recovery.

Sustainable real estate: 'We're now seeing deals with really attractive prices'

The manager of a social real estate strategy said it is now seeing deals at attractive prices following the fall in interest rates, adding that the asset class can help shield investors from geopolitical uncertainty.

'Immature' methodologies mean Scope 3 categories should get ISSB pass, industry says

Major insurers and asset managers said 'immature' assessment frameworks meant they should be allowed to omit a range of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosures when meeting International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards.