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Institutional investors looking for 50-60% IRR in nature projects, claims major bank

Institutional investors are still expecting nature projects in emerging markets to deliver unachievable rates of return, a major European bank has told Environmental Finance.

GIIN framework helps asset owners prioritise most impactful climate mitigation strategies

The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has published a guide to help asset owners prioritise climate solution-focused strategies, to ensure the capital they commit has the most significant influence to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Sustainable debt round-up: EIB's record orderbook, RWE, Nigeria and more

Australian regulator to look at adaptation

The Australian financial regulator has told Environmental Finance that it will look at integrating adaptation further into its guidance and predicts that it will be "iteratively" integrated into the national sustainable finance taxonomy.

UK consults on transition plan rules, ISSB-aligned standards

The UK Government has launched consultations on mandatory transition planning, UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS) and assurance of sustainability reporting, as it aims to "secure the City of London's place as the sustainable finance capital of the world".

Investors see exclusion as doing little to reduce real world emissions, says Nordea

Institutional investors are increasingly viewing exclusion-based sustainability investing as "somewhat artificial", says Nordea Asset Management.

Transition planning 'not a legal trap', lawyers say ahead of UK rules

The expected introduction in the UK of rules requiring the publication of climate transition plans is unlikely to increase legal risks for companies compared with existing company law, according to specialist barristers.

We need to 'make it okay again' to invest in carbon, says Standard Chartered's Winters

Amid the ESG backlash, better signals are needed to incentivise voluntary carbon market action, Standard Chartered said, as it backed a new government coalition on carbon market demand.

Stone Harbor launches $10m emerging market sustainable bond fund

US asset manager Stone Harbor has launched a labelled sustainable bond-focused emerging market (EM) fund, which has more exposure to issues from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) than any other country.

TNFD adopters near 600

Nearly 600 organisations have adopted the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Environmental Finance heard.