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Green bond issuers should ride out geopolitics, says Slovenian government

Green bond issuers need to "hope for the best" amid more difficult geopolitical circumstances, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

Amundi 'very surprised' ICMA and EU GBS don't align

Amundi has told an Environmental Finance panel it was "very surprised" that the EU did not align its Green Bond Standard (GBS) with the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles.

ESG corporate bond ETFs have 'material exposure' to deforestation, says AFII

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused corporate bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are "materially" invested in substantially deforestation-exposed issuers, according to a think tank -...

Investors being given 'false confidence' about state of food system

An anonymous group of food industry professionals has warned investors that they are being given "false confidence" in a sector heading into crisis.

ISS ESG launches sustainability bond rating

ISS ESG has launched its sustainability bond rating at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA 2025 conference.

Sustainable debt round-up: MTA, Austria, Acciona ... and more

UK government confirms nature market accelerator launch

The UK government has confirmed plans to launch an industry-funded 'accelerator' group to bring "much needed coherence to nature markets", as part of wider plans to boost 'green finance'.

Nuveen: PG&E credit upgrade 'not possible' without wildfire recovery bonds

The projects financed by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) through its Wildfire Recovery Bonds were "critical" to the recent credit rating upgrade for the US utility firm, according to Nuveen.

US banking regulator abandons climate risk principles

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has "withdrawn its participation" in maintaining principles for climate risk management by large financial institutions in the US, which it argued were "overly burdensome and duplicative".

Impact funds raised €700bn in past decade, finds Phenix research

Impact investment vehicles have raised more than €700 billion ($757 billion) cumulatively in the past decade, a report from Phenix Capital Group has estimated.