News

• Six CDR methodologies approved for CCP label

  01 October 2025

  Six carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methodologies have been approved to use the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market's Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.

• Denmark 'leads way' with sovereign 'European Green Bond' debut

  01 October 2025

  The pioneering 'European Green Bond' (EuGB) from Denmark was "very well received" by investors, potentially leading the way for other sovereign issuers to come to market with the 'gold standard' green bond label.

• MEAG completes €900m Swedish forestry acquisition

  01 October 2025

  Buys minority take in Stora Enso portfolio

• 'Responsible investment cannot ignore rise of populism'

  30 September 2025

  The responsible investment industry should work to understand and challenge anti-ESG attacks by populist political parties and avoid disengaging from political issues, a specialist consultant has urged.

• Carbon markets must be 'worth getting out of bed' for financial institutions, says VCMI

  30 September 2025

  Financial institutions need architecture and a system that "looks and smells like a financial market" before they become more involved in carbon credit markets, according to the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI).

• DFCC Bank issues 'critical' debut 'blue' bond in Sri Lanka

  30 September 2025

  Development and commercial bank DFCC Bank has raised LKR3 billion ($9.9 million) from its debut 'blue' bond, as the water-focused green bond sub-label continues to grow.

• GIST Impact partners up for ocean data initiative

  30 September 2025

  GIST Impact has announced a partnership with ocean science foundation HUB Ocean to improve investor access to useable ocean data.

• SocGen: Separate transition finance framework discussion in Asia 'very positive'

  29 September 2025

  Asian sustainable bond issuers are showing a "very good mindset" by considering setting up distinct transition finance frameworks from their green, social, and sustainability bond frameworks, according to Société Générale (SocGen).

• Use AI to scale 'deeply complex' nature accounting, says RBC

  29 September 2025

  Artificial intelligence (AI) should be used to help scale the nature accounting and help nature-based projects to better monitor progress and outcomes, according to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The 'Unearthing Value' report argued that natural capital remains an "underused economic engine" and should be a key focus for governments looking to deliver economic growth.

• Exclusive: Uganda launches sovereign carbon credit platform

  29 September 2025

  Uganda has launched a digital carbon credit platform with climate technology firm Evercity in a bid to build "sovereignty in climate finance".