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MSCI: 'Striking' rise of climate adaptation in utility green bonds
11 September 2024MSCI said there has been a "striking increase" in the prominence of climate adaptation projects in green bonds from the utility sector, as attention focuses on strengthening transmission assets to extreme weather.
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Investors need to be more realistic about NBS in Asia, says WWF
10 September 2024Investors looking to invest in nature-based solutions (NBS) in Asia need to adjust their expectations to fit the local reality, the WWF has said.
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'Insufficient infrastructure' hindering blended finance opportunities, says WEF
10 September 2024Philanthropic organisations can help overcome the "insufficient infrastructure" in place for public and private financiers of nature- and climate-focused blended finance, according to the World Economic Forum.
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KfW raises £750m from green bond in 'difficult' market
10 September 2024KfW has raised £750 million ($980 million) from its largest sterling-denominated green bond since 2022, with the deal attracting a 'greenium' despite the "difficult" fixed income market conditions.
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Global biodiversity credit market unlikely to look like UK's BNG market, says consultancy
10 September 2024A global biodiversity credit market will come to fruition, but is unlikely to emulate the market being created under UK's pioneering Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, a consultancy has predicted.
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Winners of the Sustainable Company Awards 2024 revealed
10 September 2024The winners of the 2024 Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been unveiled, recognising best practice and innovation in corporate sustainability.
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SEB: 'Higher expectations' developing for SLBs
09 September 2024"Higher expectations" are developing around European sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), in particular around Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, according to SEB.
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NIB raises €750m from record green bond
05 September 2024The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has raised €750 million ($830 million) from its largest ever green bond in the first deal since it updated its framework.
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'Water will be one of the biggest investment themes over the next decade'
05 September 2024Swedish lender SEB said that water is going to be a megatrend which should be the "biggest investment theme over the next decade," but we need to work out how to tailor sustainable finance instruments.
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Abris rolls-out ESG methodology to 'squeeze out' higher valuations
04 September 2024Private equity firm Abris Capital Partners has introduced a portfolio-wide ESG-linked methodology to enhance valuations from all its holdings by improving and reducing revenues and costs.