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  • TNFD asks investors about confidence in ESRS and ISSB nature approach

    10 July 2026

    The 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.

  • Outflows from ESG funds don't tell the whole story, says Aberdeen

    10 July 2026

    Outflows from pooled funds hide a more "grounded" understanding of sustainability among institutional investors, who are increasingly turning to bespoke solutions, according to Aberdeen.

  • Sustainalytics developing nature target dataset

    10 July 2026

    Morningstar 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.

  • Korea East-West Power tests waters with $500m transition bond

    10 July 2026

    A $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.

  • Ecobank bond 'helps prove nature is its own asset class'

    10 July 2026

    Pan-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.

  • Changing US policy impacting climate risk assessment, says AllianceBernstein

    10 July 2026

    AllianceBernstein said it is changing its climate risk assessments to reflect the withdrawal of community support by the US federal government.

  • Market 'relatively inefficient' at pricing ESG risks, says Aberdeen

    09 July 2026

    Issuers 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.

  • Fossil fuel category included in Canadian taxonomy proposals

    09 July 2026

    A 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.

  • Stranded assets a 'missed opportunity', says BNP Paribas

    09 July 2026

    Investors should not avoid stranded assets but instead use them as an opportunity to reduce vulnerabilities and climate risks, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.

  • 'Boots on the ground' verification still needed for accurate risk assessment

    09 July 2026

    On-site verification is often still needed to verify climate risk data for real assets, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.