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Eesti Energia to issue €300m senior green bond

Estonian state-owned energy company Eesti Energia has mandated Goldman Sachs Bank Europe and LHV Pank for an upcoming €300 million ($350 million) green bond.

Schroders Greencoat acquires biomethane platform

Schroders Greencoat, the renewable energy arm of Schroders Capital, has acquired a Dutch biomethane platform from SWEN Capital Partners.

Sustainability resolution fails at Shell

A shareholder proposal requiring Shell to address declining oil and gas demand received just 13% support, despite 21 investors co-filing.

CEB: Record social bond issuance after 'tightest ever' $1bn deal

Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) said its $1 billion social bond was almost four-times oversubscribed, with the deal sending 2026 issuance from the long-standing issuer to record highs.

Natcap expands nature transition risk coverage

New Asian carbon markets coalition launched

Action for a Resilient Climate (ARC) - a coalition of corporates, financial institutions and government agencies in Asia - has been launched to help mobilise demand and financing for high-integrity carbon credits.

UK's BII and CIP back $300m India renewables platform

A $300 million platform for renewables projects in India has been launched by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and the UK government's development finance institution British International Investment (BII).

'We don't know what data investors want to see'

While investors are asking for more granular environmental impact data, SLM Partners has told Environmental Finance there remains a lack of consensus on what makes a useful report.

SLM Partners raises $475m for next stage of organic farming strategy

Recent exits from four organic farming assets delivered double-digit returns for SLM Partners and led to significant new inflows, but it warned that such strong performance may not always be easy to repeat.

Egypt: 'Very rare' sovereign social bond debut 'really well received'

Egypt has raised $1 billion from its first social bond almost four years after it expanded its green bond framework, becoming one of only a handful of sovereign social bond issuers to date.