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Around two-thirds of asset owners screening managers on nature
04 February 2025Asset owners are integrating nature considerations into their screening of asset managers, but varying approaches remain, a report by Pensions for Purpose has found.
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MUFG's $1.5bn blended finance strategy nears first close
04 February 2025From Jennifer Forrest in Paris
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Not highlighting opportunities is 'failing blended finance', says Spanish minister
04 February 2025Development finance institutions (DFIs) and multilateral development banks (MDBs) are failing to showcase the opportunities and responsibilities of investing in emerging markets, a Spanish minister has claimed.
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Investors sound alarm that EU's Omnibus threatens 'significant weakening' of ESG data
04 February 2025The European Commission's plans to overhaul sustainability reporting risk hollowing out the EU sustainable finance framework and jeopardising its Green Deal, it has been warned by investors with a combined €6.6 trillion ($6.8 trillion) in assets.
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Sustainable bond diversification into adaptation and nature 'quite clear'
03 February 2025The growing diversification of the sustainable bond market into areas including climate adaptation- and nature-related use of proceeds has become a clear trend, ...
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China to make 'small but impactful' moves on ETS, says IETA
03 February 2025China could be preparing to reform its Emissions Trading System (ETS), as part of efforts to bring liquidity into its system, according to IETA.
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Ninety One's EAAIF reaches $1.5bn of committed portfolio
03 February 2025The Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) has grown its committed loan portfolio to more than $1.5 billion, it told Environmental Finance.
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Japan targeting more 'newcomers' for green debt market
03 February 2025Japan is working on ways to encourage more companies to start using labelled green bonds and loans alongside its plans to "transition" the market from a focus on quantity to quality of deals, according to a senior government official.
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Better data reporting could help boost emerging market ratings, says Moody's
31 January 2025Better reporting of data could help improve the creditworthiness of emerging market and developing economies (EMDE), Moody's has argued.
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France launches 'provisional' €11bn green bond issuance plan for 2025
31 January 2025France is planning to issue up to €11 billion ($11.5 billion) of green bonds in 2025, but said this provisional figure could be "revised upwards" when the government successfully passes its delayed 2025 budget.
- Human rights impacts should be part of nature disclosure
- Using the SDGs to invest in sovereign debt
- The dark side of AI investment
- 'Paris-aligned benchmarks' out of favour in fragmented transition, Lazard says
- Clifford Capital targets $600m for transition vehicle
- Allianz & Zurich launch blended finance investment company
- AI data centre sustainable debt spurs innovation - and risk
- Kawasaki launches transition bond for liquefied hydrogen supply chain
- Lloyds launches UK food and nature resilience fund
- Climate solutions should not be a 'winner-takes-all', says TNC