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  • Brazilian cattle farmers need $114bn of investment to transition

    03 April 2024

    Brazilian cattle farmers have been urged to diversify their revenue streams to limit the threat of climate change, as a report warned that $114 billion of investment is needed by 2030 to put the sector on a pathway to sustainability.

  • Kempen 'surprised' adaptation isn't greater priority for regulators

    02 April 2024

    Kempen Capital Management has expressed "surprise" that adaptation hasn't been made a greater priority by regulators.

  • Saudi Arabian green finance framework an 'important but controversial step'

    02 April 2024

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has published its green financing framework, opening the door to major oil exporter issuing sovereign green bonds and sukuk.

  • Climate resolutions hit record in North America, despite ESG backlash

    02 April 2024

    A record-breaking number of climate resolutions has been filed in North America, although it remains to be seen whether investors will support them, given the strength of anti-ESG sentiment in the US.

  • Japanese GFANZ members 'intend to grow transition financing'

    02 April 2024

    Japanese financial institutions said they will grow their allocation to 'transition financing' and explore ways to ramp up a planned phase-out of coal power generation, in a joint statement by signatories to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

  • Saint-Gobain: EU Taxonomy 'opened green bonds for us'

    28 March 2024

    French construction materials firm Saint-Gobain switched from sustainability-linked bonds to green bonds for its latest sustainable bond deal, after EU Taxonomy-aligned disclosures helped it identify eligible activities.

  • ASEAN Taxonomy extended to transport, construction and real estate

    27 March 2024

    An update to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance has seen the ground-breaking 'green' list extended to cover the transport and construction and real estate sectors.

  • Royal London AM invests £260m in UK regenerative agriculture farmland

    27 March 2024

    Royal London Asset Management has acquired 21,000 acres of farmland in a £260 million joint venture with the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA), which will be used for regenerative agriculture projects and nature-based solutions.

  • Government intervention could drive circular economy investing, Schroders says

    27 March 2024

    Government intervention could be crucial for creating more investable circular economy-focused opportunities, Schroders has claimed.

  • France and Brazil launch €1bn Amazon investment plan

    27 March 2024

    The French and Brazilian presidencies have announced a roadmap to raise €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of public and private finance for the protection of the Amazon over the next four years.