Genevieve Redgrave

Aegon AM 'hesitant' to endorse sovereign SLBs

Aegon Asset Management is "hesitant" to give a blanket endorsement to sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), an Environmental Finance conference heard, alongside fears issuers may underestimate the work required.

Sovereign debt engagement 'not comparable' with corporates, says Aegon AM

Engagement with sovereign sustainable debt issuers is still "not comparable" with corporate issuers, Aegon Asset Management told attendees at an Environmental Finance conference, highlighting particular difficulties over reputational risk.

EDF 'open' to exploring debt for nature swaps

French energy giant EDF is 'open' to exploring a debt for nature swap transaction if the concept becomes available for corporate issuers, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

Green bond issuers should ride out geopolitics, says Slovenian government

Green bond issuers need to "hope for the best" amid more difficult geopolitical circumstances, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

Amundi 'very surprised' ICMA and EU GBS don't align

Amundi has told an Environmental Finance panel it was "very surprised" that the EU did not align its Green Bond Standard (GBS) with the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles.

Investors being given 'false confidence' about state of food system

An anonymous group of food industry professionals has warned investors that they are being given "false confidence" in a sector heading into crisis.

UK government confirms nature market accelerator launch

The UK government has confirmed plans to launch an industry-funded 'accelerator' group to bring "much needed coherence to nature markets", as part of wider plans to boost 'green finance'.

'World first' parametric wildfire insurance deal inked

A deal in California aims to incentivise sustainable forest management to prevent wildfire risk, and could be replicable across the globe. Genevieve Redgrave reports

LPPI launches climate and nature fund

Sumitomo launches nature-based carbon investment platform