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  • Webinar: Regulatory change and occupiers driving net-zero alignment in real estate

    21 November 2024

    Getting net zero alignment right can significantly impact returns from real estate, an Environmental Finance webinar sponsored by Verco heard, as the sector faces demands from regulators and occupiers.

  • BNP Paribas targets $500m for developed markets forestry fund

    20 November 2024

    BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a sustainable forestry fund for developed markets, which could play a role in a potential move into the biodiversity credit market.

  • US and BTG Pactual launch $10bn Brazilian restoration coalition

    18 November 2024

    The US government has launched a Brazilian land restoration coalition, with aims to mobilise around $10 billion from the public and private sector.

  • 'Very encouraging' European 'light green' fund investment in Middle East

    15 November 2024

    There is a "very encouraging" level of investment from 'light green' European funds in Middle Eastern real estate firms which suggests emerging positive sustainability disclosure trends in the region, according to Emirates NBD.

  • COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund

    15 November 2024

    The EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) is preparing to raise €3 billion ($3.2 billion) for a fund which will serve as an "anchor investor" in emerging market (EM) green bonds, the European Investment Bank (EIB) told a side event at the UN COP29 climate summit.

  • Acciona: Scope 3 metrics should be 'action-oriented'

    13 November 2024

    Spanish infrastructure conglomerate Acciona argues that Scope 3 emission metrics should be "revisited" to focus on securing actions rather than just satisfying reporting to make them more usable and impactful.

  • CaixaBank to launch innovative 'sustainable supply chain finance' product

    13 November 2024

    Spanish lender CaixaBank is preparing to launch an innovative 'sustainable supply chain finance' (SSCF) product in the "near future" which is focused on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of the suppliers not the buyers.

  • 'UK needs higher pension contributions to capitalise on impact opportunities'

    13 November 2024

    The UK needs to increase its pension contributions if it is to direct more capital towards sustainable solutions, a pension fund network has claimed.

  • Odfjell: No 'lookback' period is 'important' for transition loans

    12 November 2024

    'Transition loan' pioneer Odfjell said the focus on having little to no lookback period for eligible investments was "important" for transition finance instruments, but it does require companies to make a "clear commitment" around future investments.

  • COP29: GFANZ backs call for regulators to define coal phaseout as transition finance

    12 November 2024

    Governments and regulators could help investors by 'clarifying' that finance provided to accelerate the phaseout of coal plants counts as transition finance, according to the first report by the Coal Transition Commission (CTC) published at COP29.