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Walmart, Amazon, Costco 'have biggest biodiversity impact'

Some of the world's largest food and beverage companies have been identified as having the largest biodiversity footprint, ...

Financial institutions told to limit data asks of SMEs to EU standards

Financial institutions have been urged to limit their requests for sustainability data of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to information in EU standards, in a recommendation by the European Commission.

LatAm is 'small yet mighty' sustainable finance 'centre of innovation'

Sustainable finance markets should not overlook the "small yet mighty" Latin American (LatAm) sustainable bond market as the region continues to mark itself as a "centre for innovation" for sustainable finance in the Americas, according to BNP Paribas.

Mixed picture emerging of sovereign progress and retreat on climate, ASCOR says

Signs of a retreat from climate action by some countries come as others raise their ambitions, according to preliminary analysis of climate mitigation and adaptation plans - signalling a complex task for investors targeting climate engagement with sovereign bond issuers.

Amundi: EU GBS-induced sustainable bond slowdown is 'not a worry'

There is "no reason to be worried" about the slowdown in European sustainable bond issuance as issuers are getting to grips with the implications of the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), according to Amundi.

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Moody's cuts 2025 sustainable bond forecast amid new issuer decline

Moody's Ratings has cut its 2025 annual sustainable bond forecast by 10% after a soft start for issuance to date and a "significant" decline in first-time issuers coming to the market.

First Sentier launches joint climate, nature report

First Sentier has published its first joint climate and nature report, incorporating both Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and the TCFD-aligned IFRS S2 disclosures, in a bid to "move beyond siloed climate disclosures".

M&G adds alignment targets in climate transition plan update

M&G has added several new targets and metrics to its climate transition plan following a review, including an 'asset alignment' target for its public market assets exposure.

BoJ analysis shows need to improve link between scenarios and transition plans, banks say

The results of scenario analysis by three Japanese megabanks suggest improvements are needed to better link the assessments with corporate transition plans if they are to be used in a similar way to conventional stress tests, according to the Bank of Japan.