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SFDR fossil fuel exclusions 'raise prospect of purist transition category'
24 February 2026Proposals to require funds targeting 'transition' investments to exclude fossil fuel companies could mean investors are limited to a niche subset of companies and constrain the category, a senior industry figure has suggested.
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Nature-positive transition pathways 'critical' for scaling private investment
24 February 2026A group of trade organisations and NGOs have urged governments to develop sectoral nature-positive transition pathways to help provide investors with certainty and direct capital to the necessary solutions.
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Transition and adaptation finance still at 'brainstorming' phase, says Barclays
24 February 2026More frameworks and education around transition and adaptation finance could help boost labelled debt issuance, but many conversations remain at an early stage, according to Barclays.
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Bond issuers urged 'don't be shy' by transition bond investors
23 February 2026Transition-focused fixed income investors want a broad range of bond issuers to engage with them on their transition plans to identify pragmatic ways to generate real-economy impact, according to NatWest.
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PIRC to assess Crédit Ag response to ECB fine
23 February 2026Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) says it will assess how Crédit Agricole responds to a fine from the European Central Bank (ECB) as it mulls a vote against members of the bank's sustainability committee and board.
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L&G commit $1 billion to debt-for-nature swaps
23 February 2026Legal & General will act as a cornerstone investor on debt-for-nature swaps through a strategic partnership with Enosis Capital, committing up to $1 billion over the next five years.
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Data centre firm Yondr secures debut £532m green ABS
23 February 2026London-based data centre developer Yondr has issued its first green bond with a £532 million ($717 million) asset-backed security (ABS) to refinance part of its development of a more than 100MW campus in Berkshire.
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BII should consider sustainable bonds to scale impact finance focus
20 February 2026British International Investment (BII) has been urged to consider issuing its own sustainable bonds to finance its lower-risk climate-focused investments to help scale its broader impact finance activities.
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Corporates looking for investor-led carbon strategies, says New Forests
20 February 2026Many corporates are considering investor-led carbon strategies after growing frustrated with managing direct investments into land and forestry projects, according to one investor.
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'Energy trilemma' doesn't work any more, says Barclays
20 February 2026The framing of the traditional 'energy trilemma' no longer works in the current economic landscape and needs to be revisited to take into account the changing geopolitical and macroeconomic backdrop, according to Barclays.
- Place-based impact for the net zero economy
- IFC mandates benchmark five-year US dollar green bond
- Changing the conversation on nature finance
- ASTM publishes inaugural green finance framework
- SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category
- IFC issues inaugural euro green benchmark, while dollar deal tightens by 4bps
- Making green guarantees profitable
- Biggest insurers failing to get to grips with adaptation, says ShareAction
- Exclusive: Standard Life among financial institutions in 'just transition' pilot
- TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB