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'Pure-play taskforce' launched for green, social loan market
04 July 2025Influential loan market trade associations have convened a 'pure-play taskforce' to develop guidance on how 'green'- and 'social'-focused companies can access the existing labelled sustainable loan market.
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We lack 'necessary tools' to understand implications of nature degradation, warns ECB
04 July 2025The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that data gaps are hindering its efforts to assess the "worrying" implications of nature degradation when setting monetary policy.
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SDG Outcomes Fund closes with $100m in commitments
03 July 2025UBS and Bridges have closed the SDG Outcomes Fund with $100 million in capital commitments, after an $18 million investment from the European Investment Bank's African, Caribbean and Pacific Trust Fund allowed it to hit its fundraising target.
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Australian Taxonomy-linked sustainable bond guidance expected by early 2026
03 July 2025The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) expects to publish dedicated guidance for using the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy in labelled sustainable bond transactions by early 2026 at the latest.
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Côte d'Ivoire launches 'bold' sovereign sustainability-linked debt framework
03 July 2025Côte d'Ivoire has published its sustainability-linked finance framework, preparing the ground to become the first sub-investment grade sovereign issuer of the target-based instrument.
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ISSB requests feedback on revised SASB standards for high-emitting sectors
03 July 2025The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has requested feedback on the first revisions in almost a decade to sector-specific reporting standards for coal, oil and gas and metals & mining, ...
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Webinar: Nature data is financially material, not just 'bubble' talk
03 July 2025Nature-related data has a real role to play in the investment process and could be an important driver of returns, an Environmental Finance webinar heard, although further research is needed.
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Article 6 given red light within EU ETS
03 July 2025The European Commission will not allow use of Article 6 credits within its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) but confirmed their eligibility for helping national governments hit their targets after setting out new 2040 climate goals.
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Japan's planned ETS has spurred carbon credit price rise, says government agency
02 July 2025High-emitting companies who are set to be in scope of Japan's national emissions trading system (ETS) from next year have already begun buying carbon credits and driven price rises, according to the head of Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency.
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IDB, World Bank launch 'Amazonia Bond' programme with $1bn deal plan
02 July 2025The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced plans to raise $1 billion from a debut 'Amazonia Bond' after it launched a new sustainable bond issuance platform focused on the Amazon with the World Bank.
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