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ASCOR: Growth, refinements to continue after 'strong' 2024

The Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) tool is expected to be expanded to 80 countries by the end of 2025.

Reliance on taxonomy would be ill-advised in overhauled SFDR, ICMA tells EU

The EU has been warned against a 'potentially reductionist approach' overly relying on its taxonomy at the expense of the theme of transition in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).

Ardian acquires renewables IPP from ICG

Canada, Japan targeted in PRI sovereign engagement initiative expansion

Canada and Japan are the next focus countries for the collaborative sovereign investor engagement initiative launched by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Thriving Investments secures £30m towards place-based impact strategy

KGAL acquires German wind portfolio stake

Australia makes investment to help kickstart nature credit market

The Australian government has announced plans to invest AUD250 million ($157.9 million) over the next five years in nature conservation and recovery, which will help "kickstart" its new nature credit market.

IFC and IDB back BRL1.4bn biodiversity and social bond

More EM sovereign SLBs 'can be done' as early potential emerges, says Ninety One

Sovereign sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are already demonstrating their engagement and impact potential, according to Ninety One - amid expectations of more deals to come from emerging market (EM) governments.

Biodiversity financing and the European Green Deal: an opportunity amidst adversity

The European Green Deal, which aims to transform the EU into the first climate-neutral continent and halt biodiversity loss, is currently in jeopardy, writes Geoffroy Marcassoli