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EF's Sustainability Data Guide 2026 published

Environmental Finance has launched its latest annual Sustainability Data Guide, shining a light on the rapid evolution of the sustainability data market.

SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category

A key vote on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is to be delayed until September amid disagreement on issues including eligibility criteria for a transition category, Environmental Finance understands.

Temasek 'unlikely' to meet 2030 targets due to hard-to-abate holdings

Singaporean investor Temasek said it is unlikely to meet its 2030 targets for reducing portfolio emissions, blaming "today's realities", and has placed its 2050 decarbonisation plan under review.

IFC issues inaugural euro green benchmark, while dollar deal tightens by 4bps

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has raised €1 billion ($1.1 billion) through its inaugural euro-denominated green benchmark bond, expanding its presence in the sustainable debt market with a transaction maturing in August 2033.

Chinese central bank extending green incentives to transition finance, says Ma

The People's Bank of China (PBoC) plans to extend the incentives it offers for green lending to also drive the growth of transition finance in the country, an expert said.

TenneT Germany raises record €3.5bn in debut European Green Bond

TenneT Germany raised €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) through its inaugural bond issuance, marking the largest corporate European Green Bond (EuGB) transaction to date.

Bpifrance returns to ICMA format for €1.5bn green bond

Bpifrance has raised €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) from a seven-year green bond, marking the French national investment bank's third benchmark debt issuance of any kind in 2026 ...

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UK deforestation regulation clear 'investment signal'

New UK deforestation regulation could create "long-term market opportunities", investors have told Environmental Finance, while urging alignment with the EU.

Impax to focus on social risks and opportunities of AI

Impax Asset Management will increasingly focus on the governance and use of artificial intelligence (AI), having identified the technology - and its social impact - as a key cross-cutting issue across its portfolio.