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  • APAC investors in 'flight to basics' away from SLBs, conference hears

    26 June 2025

    From Rob Langston in Singapore

  • ICMA Principles gives green light to 'nature bond' label

    26 June 2025

    The body that lays out best practices for the sustainable bond market has issued guidelines to help scale up nature-themed bonds, and has given its blessing to the use of a 'nature bond' label.

  • National biodiversity plans not yet 'investment grade', says banking giant

    26 June 2025

    National plans on nature and biodiversity are currently insufficient to give financial institutions clarity, a London Climate Action Week conference has heard.

  • 'Bankability' key to unlocking capital for APAC region's sustainable infra projects

    26 June 2025

    Many sustainable infrastructure projects in Asia-Pacific are struggling to attract investment because they lack 'bankability', attendees at an Environmental Finance conference heard.

  • No transition without 'just transition', says Nomura's Mortimer

    26 June 2025

    A 'just transition' is essential to achieving the Paris Agreement's climate goals, Nomura International's Jason Mortimer told attendees at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Asia 2025.

  • Objective of labelled bond market should not be more labels, says Schroders

    26 June 2025

    The market for labelled bonds should be focused on financing activities and not necessarily growing the number of bond labels, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

  • Corporates could become big issuers of 'adaptation' debt, APAC conference hears

    26 June 2025

    From Rob Langston in Singapore

  • Winners of Environmental Finance's Sustainable Investment Awards 2025 revealed

    26 June 2025

    The winners of Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards 2025 have been announced.

  • GRI adds transition plan & 'just transition' requirements to overhauled standards

    26 June 2025

    The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has added requirements to publish 1.5°C-aligned climate transition and adaptation plans and annual updates on their implementation,...

  • VC appetite for climate-tech continues to decline, says report

    26 June 2025

    Venture capital (VC) investors remain deterred by climate technology investment opportunities, a report has found, as deal value falls for third consecutive year.