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• 'Any EU public sector debt to automatically qualify for new SFDR transition label'

  09 June 2026

  EU countries are preparing to recommend allowing general purpose debt issued by EU-based public sector bodies as eligible under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation's (SFDR) new transition label, according to a leaked draft obtained by Environmental Finance.

• 'Concerning CSDDD delays' undermine investor confidence, EU told

  09 June 2026

  Implementation guidance for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is urgently needed to uphold business and investor confidence in the bloc, academics and lawyers told the EU in an open letter.

• Vasakronan seals EuGB double in quick succession

  09 June 2026

  Property firm and green bond pioneer Vasakronan became the first Swedish issuer of a European Green Bond (EuGB) - before quickly returning to the market with its second deal days later, raising a cumulative SEK2.8 billion ($296 million).

• Sovereign credit ratings 'ignoring' nature risks

  09 June 2026

  Sovereign credit ratings do not adequately factor-in nature loss and collapse, according to UK academics, who warned that "underpricing" of these risks could impair financial stability.

• IIGCC guidance to address asset owners' 'unique' stewardship challenges

  09 June 2026

  The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has issued new guidance on how asset owners can strengthen stewardship through their external managers.

• Capital Continuum merges with Finance Earth

  09 June 2026

  Capital Continuum Advisers' UK work is being merged into Finance Earth to expand the latter's investment advisory capabilities.

• CBI: Pioneering climate resilience taxonomy sharpened-up

  08 June 2026

  The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has updated its ground-breaking climate resilience taxonomy, clarifying the difference between 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) and 'maladaptation'.

• French investors devise framework to tackle 'engagement washing'

  08 June 2026

  A group of French investors has devised a framework to judge the effectiveness of engagement with companies, which they claim can help mitigate the risks of 'engagement washing'.

• Luxembourg commits to TFFF

  07 June 2026

  A pioneering blended finance initiative to conserve the world's tropical forests has received a boost after Luxembourg committed €50 million of funding and was named the host of its investment fund.

• Lack of actionable adaptation investments, says Aberdeen

  05 June 2026

  There is abundant ambition around adaptation, but not enough actionable investment opportunities or metrics to identify investments with real impact, according to Aberdeen Investments, which has come up with its own "investment decision-useful" framework.