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Auckland Council launches rare muni sustainability-linked bond
17 June 2025New Zealand city government Auckland Council has launched a debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which will see it become one of the first municipal issuers of the performance-based instrument.
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Danger of CSDDD repeal is real, says key architect of NFRD
17 June 2025The prospect of a full repeal of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is real, a key architect of the bloc's foundational sustainability reporting rules has warned.
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Fathom builds climate scenarios into flood risk models
17 June 2025Data provider Fathom has updated its flood risk modelling to include future climate scenarios, described as "a major milestone in the development of quantitative flood risk models".
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TNFD to pilot test nature principles
17 June 2025The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has begun pilot testing a set of nature data principles before making recommendations for upgrading market access to decision-useful nature data at COP30 in Belem, Brazil later this year.
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Investors shifting focus from sustainability to returns, says Schroders
17 June 2025Investor appetite for sustainability investments remains strong but many are starting to prioritise the return potential over ESG goals, according to an institutional investor survey by Schroders.
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Croatian investment firm's second SLB sees strong investor demand
16 June 2025Bosqar Invest has raised €143 million ($165 million) from its second sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the Zagreb-based investment firm hails the largest such deal from a private, Croatian, non-financial corporate issuer.
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European green bonds will take off, but slowly, says SEB's Kiviniemi
16 June 2025The EU Green Bond Standard (EuGBS) should not be a "significant burden" for most issuers to apply, but it will likely take some time for it to become widespread, according to SEB.
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Revised Stewardship Code could increase reporting burden rather than reduce it, NEST says
16 June 2025The simplified UK Stewardship Code could increase the reporting burden on signatories - contrary to the intended outcome of the overhaul, according to one of the country's largest pension funds.
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Basel Committee publishes voluntary climate risk disclosure framework
13 June 2025The influential Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published a voluntary framework for disclosure of climate-related financial risks by banks rather than integrating it into Pillar 3 requirements as initially intended.
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CAF raises €100m from BNP Paribas-backed 'blue' bond debut
13 June 2025Development bank CAF has raised €100 million ($116 million) from its inaugural 'blue' bond focused on the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, the first issued under its updated sustainable bond framework.
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- Making green guarantees profitable
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- Place-based impact for the net zero economy
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