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Moody's: Methane abatement bonds have valuable role to play

Dedicated 'methane abatement' bonds remain potentially powerful impact instruments despite overlap with transition bonds, according to Moody's.

Santa Marta transition conference: Finance is core to efforts to 'dismantle' fossil fuel hegemony

Cutting subsidies for fossil fuels, backing debt-for-climate swaps and changing credit ratings methodologies to support transition investments are among proposals by dozens of countries to ditch dependence on fossil fuels.

EF's Middle East Transition Finance Awards winners announced

Environmental Finance has announced the winners of its first-ever Middle East Transition Finance Awards, recognising the most impactful transition-focused and sustainable finance transactions across the region.

New Forests piloting 'standardised' nature measurement

New Forests has piloted a new approach of measuring nature improvements, with a view to integrating this into investment decision-making.

Tide appears to be turning back to sustainability, says AllianzGI

After a challenging year for sustainable investing, there are signs that the sentiment appears to be turning more positive, according to Allianz Global Investors.

Helena Water signs first Australian 'blue loan'

Australian water utility consortium Helena Water has secured an AUD170.5 million ($122 million) 'blue loan', believed to be the first Australian loan to use the sustainable water-focused sustainable loan label.

Sustainable debt round-up: EIB, BNG Bank, WATC ... and more

'Stewarding AI firms will be very hard', warns pension fund

Sustainable investors will have a role to play in ensuring that the wave of AI companies expected to list on public markets in coming months have governance structures that give investors a voice, a conference heard.

Insurers warned against hesitancy to back climate adaptation by EIOPA

Insurers have been urged to more proactively back climate adaptation measures, as the EU's insurance supervisor voiced concern that the industry was not incentivising such measures.

Enliven Housing signs AUD480m social loan debut

Enliven Housing has secured a AUD480 million ($345 million) social loan facility to finance its development of specialist disability accommodation in Australia.