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Solas launches energy efficiency fund with €60m EIB cornerstone

Solas Capital has secured €60 million in cornerstone funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its anticipated second fund, Environmental Finance has learned.

There are three things COP30 needs to get right, says Alok Sharma

Organisers of the forthcoming COP30 in Belem should capitalise on "the one time of the year that smaller countries can look big countries in the eye", according to Alok Sharma, President of COP26.

Pipeline of $2.5bn EM blue bonds prompted strategy launch, say T. Rowe Price

The potential for up to $2.5 billion in blue bonds from emerging market (EM) corporate issuers over the next 12-18 months encouraged T. Rowe Price to launch its much-anticipated strategy, the investor told Environmental Finance.

Sustainable debt round-up: IDA, DZ Bank, Aster ... and more

A lot of good happening despite Trump, says Sharma

Although US President Donald Trump has followed through on all his pre-election threats on many sustainability issues, there is still a groundswell of support for sustainable investing, says COP26 President Alok Sharma.

Blue carbon costing tool launched

The Nature Conservancy has launched a tool help boost transparency about the cost pf blue carbon projects globally.

NatureAlpha unveils financial materiality risk framework

NatureAlpha has unveiled a framework to put a financial value on nature risks.

Singapore signs SGD76 million Article 6 offset deal

The Singaporean government has contracted four carbon removal projects to supply SGD76 million ($59 million) of high-quality nature-based carbon credits to help meet its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

'We want to see more sustainable bonds like Engie Chile'

From Ahren Lester in New York

Family offices must use all tools to stop world moving 'backward', new report finds

Family offices and wealth managers must invest more than just capital to have an impact , a new report has said, supporting portfolio companies with time and expertise.