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ING updates green bond framework for the first time since 2022

ESMA fund naming rules 'unfortunate' for green bond transition impact

The sustainable fund naming rules proposed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) need to improve in their handling of labelled sustainable bonds, as it currently has an "unfortunate" impact on using these instruments for transition finance.

Australian super funds increasingly looking at green bonds

As Australian superannuation funds "mature" on sustainability, they are increasingly looking at labelled bonds and expecting higher credentials from issuers, the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has said.

Making sustainable infrastructure a unique asset class is key to the net zero transition

Here's how it's happening

EU's von der Leyen announces 'green coupon facility'

ING updates net zero assessment approach

ING has added the dairy and aluminium sectors to its Terra approach for steering companies in its lending portfolio to net zero by 2050, and highlighted the steel and residential real estate sectors as requiring further work.

Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2024 announced

Environmental Finance received more than 7,000 votes across 23 separate categories for this year's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings rankings, as readers nominated leading companies and initiatives in the sector that exhibit best practice or innovation.

Dolma to launch Nepal-focused climate fund

Dolma - an impact investor focused on Nepal - plans to raise its first fund focused on climate change.

Volvo to invest in nature offsetting projects

Nature-based investments becoming 'increasingly profitable' in Brazil

Nature-based solutions are becoming "increasingly profitable" in Brazil, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Climate Champions group has said, as it calls for further "innovative financial mechanisms".