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C&I rooftop solar investment 'boosted by energy crisis'

The energy crisis has seen demand for commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar soar "off the charts", according to one investment trust specialising in the sector.

IIGCC explores potential investor 'climate resilience commitment'

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has launched a consultation on a 'climate resilience' framework for institutional investors to help them better manage physical climate risk in portfolios.

NGOs resign from 'politicised' EU Platform on sustainable finance

Several members of the EU's Platform on sustainable finance have filed a notice of their resignation following the furore around the inclusion of nuclear in the taxonomy of sustainable activities.

Bond round-up: IDA, AfDB, FS Italiane, Enel, CDP, Belgium, Union Pacific ... and more

Asset owners need climate clarity on emerging markets, says Lazard

A set of expectations of emerging market companies on their approach to decarbonisation is likely to hold lessons for investors globally, according to a senior executive at Lazard Asset Management.

Social issues among 'most material' ESG risks for alternative proteins

Factors ranging from climate to the 'just transition' were among the most material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks to the alternative proteins industry...

Super fund supporting oil and gas expansion will consider divestment

Australian super fund UniSuper has announced that it will consider divestment from oil and gas companies if they show a "lack of action" and "no viable decarbonisation pathway".

New Zealand readies sovereign green bond debut

New Zealand has launched its sovereign green bond programme after publishing its green bond framework, with a debut bond expected by the end of 2022...

EU proposes that financials prove absence of links to deforestation

EU proposals to require financial institutions to demonstrate their activities have no links to deforestation have progressed, after overwhelming approval from parliament.

Nordea issues innovative 'sustainability-linked loan' bond

Nordic lender Nordea Bank has raised $400 million from a bond to support its sustainability-linked loan (SLL) financing activity, a transaction which one investor in the multi-tranche deal described as an "innovative and creative" way for banks to scale such lending.