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Thai power firm PEA readies debut sustainability bond
14 August 2024State-owned Provincial Electric Authority (PEA) is raising THB1 billion ($28 million) from its debut sustainability bond.
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EU regulators should be wary of 'step change' when amending rules
14 August 2024Regulators should expect "delays" in the uptake of anticipated sustainable finance policy changes in the EU as investors face the prospect of starting again from scratch, a private equity investor has warned.
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DBS: Nature is next big focus area despite "huge challenges"
13 August 2024While DBS Bank has begun to tackle nature issues within its portfolio, mainly through data and modelling improvements, it has warned of "huge challenges" in adequately dealing with the topic.
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Asian sustainable bond crosses $1trn milestone
13 August 2024Cumulative sustainable bond issuance from Asian issuance has crossed $1 trillion, but 2024 could be the first year the region doesn't report new annual record issuance.
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TPI exploring how to combine its analysis with ASCOR data as it expands coverage
13 August 2024The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) is exploring how to combine its analysis of corporate climate transition risk with a similar assessment of countries conducted under the Assessing sovereign climate-related opportunities and risks (ASCOR) initiative.
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Big risks still remain for green shipping investments, says MPC Capital
13 August 2024While there are a growing number of investment opportunities to help decarbonise the shipping industry, "big risks" remain, MPC Capital has said, as it calls for more support throughout supply chains.
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Impact investment valuations gathering 'real momentum', says Schroders Capital
12 August 2024Schroders Capital is beginning to see "real momentum" in the valuations of its impact investment portfolio, its head of sustainability and impact for private equity has told Environmental Finance.
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US natural gas risks downgraded, as Fitch updates transition scores
12 August 2024Fitch Ratings has updated its Climate Vulnerability Signals (Climate.VS) with changes for the nuclear, natural gas power and meat sectors among others.
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Impax fund mulls dropping longstanding environmental benchmark
12 August 2024Impax's flagship fund is considering changing its benchmark after a difficult first half of the year in which it struggled amid challenging market conditions.
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US, Australia become 'SLB deserts' in 2024
12 August 2024The significant slowdown in sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance has resulted in some countries which were previously active markets for the performance-based instrument not seeing a single deal in 2024 to date, including the US.
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