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TNFD releases CFO guidance

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released a guide for chief financial officers on how nature could impact financial performance.

Exchanges lament 'fragmented sustainability regulation'

Stock exchanges have called for regulators to introduce equivalence regimes to urgently address "fragmentation" it says is the result of divergent sustainability rules.

Cambodian regulator expands sustainable bond guidance

The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) has expanded its sustainable bond issuance guidance to include social and sustainability bonds.

Brazil revokes mandatory sustainability reporting for listed companies

Exclusive: NatureAlpha and GCFC launch UAE partnership

NatureAlpha is partnering with the Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC) to scale up nature risk management and reporting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Amundi: Transition bond issuers must clearly 'draw line with green'

Issuers looking to issue transition bonds have been urged to ensure they make clear where they are drawing the line between 'transition' and 'green' projects to build confidence in the instrument and ensure the credibility of green bonds, according to Amundi.

High impact sustainable bonds overlooked by leading benchmark, says Sustainable Fitch

Investors seeking exposure to high-impact sustainable debt should look beyond the Bloomberg MSCI Global Green Bond Index, according to Sustainable Fitch, as many bonds are excluded on technical grounds despite strong sustainability credentials.

Swiss sustainable finance group blacklists seven oil & gas firms' bonds

The Swiss Association for Responsible Investments (SVVK-ASIR) has recommended its members halt further investments in debt issued by seven fossil fuel companies.

Lack of data hindering parametric insurance coverage

Despite growing demand for physical risk parametric insurance, Global Parametrics has told Environmental Finance that a lack of reliable data is hindering insurers.

Outcomes-based bonds: Compliance carbon credit market 'key' to scalability

The emergence of a compliance-driven, harmonised carbon credit market could be critical to supporting the scaling of the outcomes-based bond structure by reducing the need for an off-taker to get deals off the ground.