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Collaboration must continue even if NZBA stops being membership group, says ING

Collaboration among banks on tackling climate change will likely continue even if the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) decides to wind itself up as a membership organisation, according to ING.

'Positive momentum' as TNFD hits two-year anniversary

Two years on from its launch, over 600 organisations have adopted the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) - but "mainstreaming" nature remains at its early stages.

CSRD overhaul likely to have 'systemic impact' on SFDR reporting

The anticipated update of the EU's sustainable finance regulation package could have a "systemic impact" on the ecosystem of data availability and transparency within supply chains, a private equity investor has argued.

More SLBs likely to hit targets as hard-to-abate sectors withdraw from market, finds SEB

The number of European sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) that are on track to hit their targets has shown "a more positive trend" in 2024, a study by Swedish bank SEB has found.

Look to Asia for data centre investment opportunity, says Actis

Demand for energy-hungry data centres is "way outstripping" supply in certain regions, creating an abundance of investable opportunities, an infrastructure investor claimed.

Diverse financing structures necessary for blue economy investing

A broader array of financing instruments are necessary to help scale blue economy capital commitments, an ocean-focused investor has argued.

Natural History Museum's BII integrated onto nature risk platform

The Natural History Museum has announced that its Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) will be integrated into Dunya Analytics' nature risk platform.

Sustainable debt round-up: EIB, Denmark, MTR ... and more

UK shows why SFDR transition category may be a struggle, Morningstar says

The limited uptake of the 'Improvers' label by UK fund managers suggests the EU may struggle to enforce eligibility criteria for climate transition funds in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to an executive at Morningstar.

Better KPIs needed to scale up nature bonds

Key performance indicators (KPIs) better suited to nature and biodiversity are needed to scale up the theme within the sustainable debt market, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.