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'Insurance will play key role in transition after Iran'
11 May 2026The breakdown of the traditional models governing fossil fuel energy markets will create opportunities for renewables, as the transition accelerates following the Iran conflict, according to one market player.
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Support for HSBC chair slips after 'climate backsliding'
11 May 2026HSBC must take action to halt "further climate backsliding" if it is to rebuild confidence with sustainability-focused investors, after some investors withdrew support for some board members at the bank's AGM.
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Hong Kong raises €750m from first green bond in 2026
08 May 2026Hong Kong has strengthened its position as the largest sovereign sustainable bond issuer in the Asia Pacific region with a €750 million ($882 million) green bond.
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Crédit Ag, NBIM and Apollo staff join PCAF core team
08 May 2026Hetal Patel has reprised his role as chair of the global 'core team' of the Partnership on Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), as new members joined who represent Crédit Agricole, Norges Bank Investment Management and ING.
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Australia hires banks for second sovereign green bond
08 May 2026Australia is planning to launch its second sovereign green bond next week after hiring four banks to lead manage the deal.
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BNG changes risk 'weakening demand signals', warns Triodos
08 May 2026Any further exemptions to the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation in England could weaken demand and hinder private finance involvement, according to Triodos Bank.
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Water is still treated as a fringe topic by financial institutions, says WWF
08 May 2026Despite growing interest and assessments, water is still being treated as a "fringe topic" by many financial institutions, according to research by the WWF.
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Banks underestimating climate risks from disorderly transition, ECB warns
08 May 2026Eurozone banks are "very likely" underestimating the risks they are exposed to because of climate change, amid increased likelihood of a disorderly transition, a senior figure at the European Central Bank (ECB) warned.
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Asset managers exemption under CSRD sparks calls for clarification
08 May 2026A proposed exemption for asset managers from EU sustainability reporting rules has sparked calls for clarification, as an expert flagged potential inconsistencies given that banks and asset owners have not been given similar freedoms.
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SPIE hails 'favourable' €600m from third SLB deal
08 May 2026French engineering services firm SPIE has raised €600 million ($705 million) from its third sustainability-linked bond (SLB), becoming only the eighth instrument issued in 2026 to date.
- Place-based impact for the net zero economy
- IFC mandates benchmark five-year US dollar green bond
- Changing the conversation on nature finance
- ASTM publishes inaugural green finance framework
- SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category
- IFC issues inaugural euro green benchmark, while dollar deal tightens by 4bps
- Making green guarantees profitable
- Biggest insurers failing to get to grips with adaptation, says ShareAction
- TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB
- Exclusive: Standard Life among financial institutions in 'just transition' pilot