News

  • NBIM calls for more transparency, regulation in ESG ratings

    17 January 2024

    Norway's sovereign wealth fund has called for greater transparency in ESG ratings, and backed the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for regulating the market.

  • Enel returns to sustainability-linked bonds with €1.75bn deal

    17 January 2024

    The biggest issuer of sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) has returned to the market after nearly a year's absence.

  • Singapore taxonomy a sign of things to come for transition finance, says Fitch

    17 January 2024

    Singapore's sustainability taxonomy is an internationally significant development that is likely to kick-start financing deals for 'transition' activities, Sustainable Fitch has said.

  • Biodiversity Insight 2024 published

    17 January 2024

    Environmental Finance has published its Biodiversity Insight 2024, featuring articles about how investors are incorporating biodiversity risks into their decisions and identifying investments to protect and restore nature.

  • Quantification of nature risks still a challenge for ratings agencies, says Moody's

    17 January 2024

    Quantification of nature-related risks is still a challenge for rating agencies, Moody's has said, warning that these risks could 'crystallise' in unexpected ways.

  • HSBC: Time to supercharge climate tech and address funding gap

    17 January 2024

    HSBC has issued a call for collaboration to address the $2 trillion funding gap for climate technology that has not yet been commercialised.

  • France raises record €8bn from new green bond

    16 January 2024

    France has raised €8 billion ($8.8 billion) from a new green bond in the largest ever debut deal from the long-standing sovereign issuer.

  • General Atlantic adds to sustainable infrastructure offering with Actis acquisition

    16 January 2024

    Private equity giant General Atlantic has acquired sustainable infrastructure investor Actis for an undisclosed amount.

  • Use of proceeds bonds 'increasingly target biodiversity'

    16 January 2024

    Issuance of bonds that list biodiversity-related measures among their eligible 'use of proceeds' has grown "substantially" in recent years, Sustainable Fitch said, as it argued the labelled bond market has an outsized role to play in biodiversity protection.

  • TNFD looking to present 'blueprint' for public data facility this year

    16 January 2024

    The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures is looking to present a 'blueprint' of its public nature data facility to the G20 sustainable finance working group later this year, it has revealed.