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VCMI fundraises to expand emerging markets initiative
19 August 2025The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) is fundraising for an expansion of a programme that aims to help emerging market countries raise money from the carbon markets, despite a challenging fundraising environment.
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Amundi: Asian corporates increasingly willing to discuss sustainable bonds
19 August 2025Prospects for Asian corporate sustainable bond issuance are strengthening, as companies become more receptive to considering the instruments and transparency among established issuers continues to improve, according to Amundi.
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Nippon Life rolls out planetary boundary assessments for financing
19 August 2025Nippon Life has revealed plans to integrate planetary boundary metrics into corporate and project financing assessments, with a view to scaling up nature-focused finance flows.
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EPH green bonds still lack 'coherence' with transition needs
18 August 2025Investors have been urged to "closely scrutinise" the green bonds from Czech Republic-based energy firm EPH after being criticised for lacking "coherence" with its transition needs, according to a think tank.
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Deforestation to grow within SLLs, says Global Canopy
18 August 2025Financial institutions are likely to increasingly integrate deforestation into financial instruments and engagement strategies, Global Canopy has said but called for more decisive action from the sector.
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We must 'correlate societal and economic benefits' for social finance to scale
18 August 2025Discussion around how to correlate the societal and economic benefits of social finance is needed to help scale the market, according to Swedish municipal funding firm Kommuninvest.
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Private equity increasing focus on sustainability amid concern over exit failures, says Anthesis
18 August 2025Growing perception of an increasing number of exit failures over the past six months is leading more private equity firms to prioritise sustainability due diligence to attract potential buyers, according to consulting firm Anthesis.
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Lagarde warns against cutting CSRD scope as it will make ECB's work harder, she says
18 August 2025Christine Lagarde has told Members of European Parliament (MEPs) they should not drastically reduce the scope of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), arguing that it will harm the central bank's ability to manage climate-related risks.
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Second Clean Growth Fund achieves £49m in first close
18 August 2025UK climate tech venture investor Clean Growth Fund has raised £49 million ($57 million) from the first close of its second vehicle after receiving investments from several pension schemes.
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UK group unveils framework for assessing credibility of transition finance
18 August 2025A UK government-backed group has launched draft guidance it says can give "legitimacy" to claims of financing companies in transition, to help grow investment and lending to high-emitting sectors including steel, cement and shipping.
- Making green guarantees profitable
- SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category
- IFC issues inaugural euro green benchmark, while dollar deal tightens by 4bps
- IFC mandates benchmark five-year US dollar green bond
- ASTM publishes inaugural green finance framework
- Place-based impact for the net zero economy
- TenneT Germany raises record €3.5bn in debut European Green Bond
- TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB
- Exclusive: Standard Life among financial institutions in 'just transition' pilot
- Changing the conversation on nature finance