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• Von der Leyen pledges EU cleantech financing as she lauds Omnibus in landmark speech

  10 September 2025

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an initiative to invest €1.8 billion ($2.1 billion) of EU funds in battery production as part of efforts to boost domestic 'cleantech', in a landmark speech in which she also lauded work to cut sustainability rules.

• BNPP Future Forest Fund makes first two investments

  10 September 2025

  The $145 million BNP Paribas Future Forest Fund has made its first two investments, comprising 8,500 hectares of sustainably managed timberland in the US.

• Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards 2025 winners announced

  10 September 2025

  The winners of the 2025 Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been revealed, recognising the companies leading the way in embedding sustainability into their core business practices and driving systemic change.

  

• FAB raises $750m from nuclear-focused 'low-carbon energy' bond

  10 September 2025

  First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has raised $750 million from its pioneering 'low-carbon energy' bond which is the first sustainable bond from a financial institution focused on nuclear energy projects.

• European regs are chaotic and desperately need simplifying, says Allianz

  09 September 2025

  A simplification of European sustainable finance regulation is "overdue", according to Allianz Global Investors' head of impact, who says policymakers could seek inspiration from the UK.

• TVO issues 'first-of-a-kind' nuclear power 'European Green Bond'

  09 September 2025

  Finnish energy firm Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has raised €500 million ($587 million) from the first European Green Bond (EuGB) dedicated to financing nuclear power projects.

• Make international transition finance work more coherent, Japanese bank urges

  09 September 2025

  A plethora of guidance and frameworks on transition finance complicates efforts to focus private capital to where it is most needed, according to a senior banker at Sumitomo Mitsui.

• Lenders being asked to take 'leap of faith' on EV infrastructure, says NORD/LB

  09 September 2025

  Financing for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in the UK and Europe has become more challenging recently, with lenders being required to take a "leap of faith" on consumer uptake, according to German commercial bank NORD/LB.

• Shareholder voting season showed anti-ESG sentiment shift, says Allianz

  08 September 2025

  Anti-ESG rhetoric was made clear from the most recent shareholder voting season, Allianz Global Investors' head of impact has claimed.

• GRESB and IIGCC partner for infra net-zero approach

  08 September 2025

  GRESB and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) have partnered on a project that aims to assess the alignment of infrastructure assets with the Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF) 2.0.