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CSRD guidance for real estate being readied to help in absence of sector-specific standards
18 March 2025The real estate sector is devising its own guidance on the most relevant datapoints to disclose under EU rules, as the bloc proposes to abandon work to develop sector-specific standards.
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'Maple' sustainable bonds an 'opportunity' for US issuers
18 March 2025US sustainable bond issuers should consider issuing in Canadian dollars to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the growing market in the country, according to a Canadian investor.
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Omnibus CSRD cuts threaten investor access to sustainability data, Dutch regulator says
18 March 2025The Dutch financial markets supervisor has urged companies to continue reporting sustainability information in line with the current version of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), as it warned that EU proposals to change the CSRD threatened investor access to data.
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Stafford closes $1bn timberland fund
17 March 2025Stafford Capital Partners has closed its flagship timberland fund $100 million above its $1 billion target, making it the largest secondaries timberland fund to date.
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'About half' of companies in scope of imperilled SEC rule may have to disclose anyway - Ceres
17 March 2025The combination of climate disclosure rules in California and the EU, and other national rules with extraterritorial reach, are set to capture about half of the companies that would have been in scope of the imperilled Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule, Ceres has estimated.
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'Hand-holding' sustainable bond fund could be 'quite successful,' says Artesian
17 March 2025A sustainable fixed income fund focused on assisting companies in starting their sustainable bond journey could lead to "pretty good outcomes" for both issuers and investors, according to Australian investment manager Artesian.
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Omnibus could have knock-on impact for EU climate benchmarks, observers say
17 March 2025Proposed cuts to sustainability reporting under the EU's Omnibus package could impact the data needed to populate EU climate benchmarks - particularly those focused on judging transition credentials, an investor suggested.
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Greenwashing 'bogeyman' having tangible impact on sustainable loan flows
14 March 2025Fear of 'greenwashing' risk is "clearly presenting a barrier" to the growth of labelled sustainable loans, with uncertainty linked to anti-greenwashing regulation also potentially contributing to the problem.
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LatAm sustainable bond issuance subdued in 2025, says S&P
14 March 2025Sustainable bond issuance in Latin America is likely to remain subdued in 2025 after a significant fall last year, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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Biodiversity fund managers remain bullish on prospects for 2025
14 March 2025Biodiversity fund managers said they are positive about the prospects for their funds, despite suffering net outflows last year.
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