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Winners of the 2023 Voluntary Carbon Market Awards revealed

The winners of Environmental Finance's 2023 Voluntary Carbon Market Awards have been announced.

TNFD's additional disclosure metrics welcomed by data providers

Additional disclosure points in the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) final disclosure framework, which look to further identify social factors and 'priority locations', have been welcomed by ESG data providers.

Loan round-up: Yulon Motor, Minor International, Supermercados Peruanos ... and more

Adding SFDR product categories need not mean ditching Articles 8 and 9 - BNPP AM

The addition of 'product categories' to the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) to denote the sustainability ambition of funds need not spell the end of Article 8 and 9 distinctions, a senior executive at BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has argued.

Natural Capital Investment Americas - next week in New York City

Environmental Finance's inaugural Natural Capital Americas conference arrives in New York City next week.

US SEC adopts fund naming rules to tackle greenwashing

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to require funds claiming environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics to prove they invest in line with the claim, under changes to its Names Rule designed to "prevent misleading or deceptive investment fund names".

UK prime minister under fire from industry for weakening climate policies

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced he would delay a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars and the phasing out of gas boilers, drawing a wave of criticism from investors and corporates who say the move harms plans for the transition.

Bond round-up: LG Energy, REWE, BIM ... and more

US investors likely to up investment in natural capital, says Pollination

Carbon pricing 'ripple effect' gaining momentum, UBS says

Carbon pricing policies such as the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) and carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) are "creating a ripple effect that increases the adoption of similar policies elsewhere," UBS analysts argue.