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Kommuninvest launches social bond debut after 'rapid' lending growth

According to Environmental Finance Data, Kommuninvest has raised $14 billion from green bonds since its market debut in 2016 ...

Sienna IM provides €2m SLL from first debt impact biodiversity fund

Sienna Investment Managers has provided a €2 million sustainability-linked loan to Greenpods, a regenerative agricultural projects developer.

Fidelity bags €620m for real estate climate impact fund

Fidelity International has raised €620 million in capital commitments for its real estate impact fund, following a top-up of €110 million from European and Asian investors.

Exclusive: NatureAlpha overhauls nature data offering amid 'unbelievable' AI improvements

Data tech start-up NatureAlpha has upgraded its Geoverse data platform, helped by the "unbelievable" improvements in the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI).

Slovenia launches 'pioneering' sovereign SLB framework and eyes June debut

Slovenia has published its "landmark" sustainability-linked bond (SLB) framework as it prepares to become the first European sovereign to issue the performance-based instrument.

'AI could offer better green bond impact and incentives from day one'

Artificial intelligence (AI) could provide an opportunity for green bonds to become "more incentivising and transparent" around impact from the very earliest structuring phase,...

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Amazon launches nature-based carbon credit service

Amazon has launched a new service for suppliers and business customers in the US allowing them to invest in nature-based projects and carbon removal technologies by purchasing carbon credits.

ISS preparing sustainability bond rating

ISS STOXX is readying a 'sustainability bond rating' that it says will help investors analyse the sustainability impact and risks of labelled bonds ...

UK government must provide certainty for renewables investors, says Redwheel

The UK government must provide "stability, clarity and certainty" around the renewables industry to help lower costs and make its economy more competitive, according to new analysis by Redwheel.