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TNFD asks investors about confidence in ESRS and ISSB nature approach
10 July 2026The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is asking investors how confident they are the EU's European Sustainability Reporting Standards and International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) planned approach will provide useful data.
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Outflows from ESG funds don't tell the whole story, says Aberdeen
10 July 2026Outflows from pooled funds hide a more "grounded" understanding of sustainability among institutional investors, who are increasingly turning to bespoke solutions, according to Aberdeen.
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Sustainalytics developing nature target dataset
10 July 2026Morningstar Sustainalytics is developing a dataset based on the proliferation of nature targets amongst corporates and financial institutions, although it warns that data some targets are works in progress.
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Korea East-West Power tests waters with $500m transition bond
10 July 2026A $500 million transition bond issued by Korea East-West Power, understood to be the world's first transition bond aligned with International Capital Market Association (ICMA) guidelines will likely test the appetite for the emerging structure.
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Ecobank bond 'helps prove nature is its own asset class'
10 July 2026Pan-African lender Ecobank claimed its pioneering Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Capital Bond has helped build the case for nature to be seen as an asset class in its own right.
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Changing US policy impacting climate risk assessment, says AllianceBernstein
10 July 2026AllianceBernstein said it is changing its climate risk assessments to reflect the withdrawal of community support by the US federal government.
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Market 'relatively inefficient' at pricing ESG risks, says Aberdeen
09 July 2026Issuers that are managing ESG risks effectively are not always being rewarded with tighter spreads or better market access, according to UK-based investor Aberdeen, as limited disclosure does not always reflect progress.
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Fossil fuel category included in Canadian taxonomy proposals
09 July 2026A category for 'abatement measures' that incorporates fossil fuels has been included in proposals for Canada's 'green and transition taxonomy', in what was described as a "novel" element for taxonomies globally.
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Stranded assets a 'missed opportunity', says BNP Paribas
09 July 2026Investors should not avoid stranded assets but instead use them as an opportunity to reduce vulnerabilities and climate risks, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.
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'Boots on the ground' verification still needed for accurate risk assessment
09 July 2026On-site verification is often still needed to verify climate risk data for real assets, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.
- Place-based impact for the net zero economy
- IFC mandates benchmark five-year US dollar green bond
- Changing the conversation on nature finance
- ASTM publishes inaugural green finance framework
- Biggest insurers failing to get to grips with adaptation, says ShareAction
- SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category
- IFC issues inaugural euro green benchmark, while dollar deal tightens by 4bps
- Dawes named FCA director of sustainable finance
- TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB
- Making green guarantees profitable