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• US Pace-style property programmes poised for global spread, GFI says

  03 March 2026

  Programmes designed to finance clean energy upgrades to property that are modelled on a US initiative are poised for rapid adoption internationally, including in the UK, according to the Green Finance Institute (GFI).

• Activist Saba rejects Impax Environmental Markets tender offer

  02 March 2026

  US activist investor Saba Capital Management rejected a 'share tender offer' by the £982.9 million ($1.3 billion) Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) after calling for investment manager Impax Asset Management to pay costs.

• WWF leads call for nature transition planning network

  02 March 2026

  A report by WWF and CDP has called for the establishment a nature transition planning network to bring about consensus in the industry to integrate nature in transition planning and align existing efforts.

• Investors urge reform of GHG Protocol renewables accounting

  02 March 2026

  Investors have urged the GHG Protocol to change its standards to ensure companies' claims more accurately link renewable energy purchases to the time and place the energy was produced and consumed.

• Why asset managers are walking away from NZAM

  27 February 2026

  More than 70 asset managers have either left the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) or are taking an extended review period despite a recent relaunch, Environmental Finance understands.

• 25% drop in US shareholder proposals amid anti-ESG regulation, PIRC says

  27 February 2026

  "A marked decline" in proposals reaching the ballot at shareholder meetings in the US, of about 25% compared with last year, has been linked to regulators seeking to deter investors from influencing companies on sustainability issues.

• Call for suspension of ETS knocks prices

  27 February 2026

  A call for the suspension of the EU's cornerstone Emissions Trading System (ETS) by Italy's Minister for Industry knocked prices of EU Allowances (EUAs) on Thursday, as political pressure for reform grew.

• Consistent Carrefour's SLB sees orderbook jump

  27 February 2026

  French supermarket chain Carrefour has raised €500 million ($590 million) from its first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) of 2026, with the orderbook increasing significantly from its previous issuance of the performance-based bond.

• SAFs need 'more deals, more liquidity and more banks', says Standard Chartered

  26 February 2026

  A recent deal involving Dutch sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company SkyNRG could provide a model that helps the industry to become a core infrastructure asset class, according to Standard Chartered.

• Exclusive: Nature risk 'intelligence' platform launched

  26 February 2026

  Nature intelligence provider Natcap has launched a platform to quantify nature risk and impacts, in a bid to improve decision-making by corporates and financial institutions.