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'Won't know if we got the numbers right' on nature insurance, says AXA
29 June 2026Insurers won't know for some years if they are pricing nature correctly, AXA recently told an event, amid debate about the role of parametric insurance.
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Winners of EF's Sustainable Investment Awards 2026 revealed
29 June 2026The winners of Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards 2026 have been announced.
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If insurance fails from climate risk, then the rest of finance will follow, says Aviva
26 June 2026Climate risk is an existential threat not just to the insurance industry but to the broader financial services industry, an Aviva board member has warned, given its role in absorbing risk, but that needs to change.
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UK-China taskforce eyes progress on transition finance amid political thaw
26 June 2026The launch of a green bond index was hailed as a marker of UK-China collaboration, as a bilateral working group said a thaw in diplomatic relations could be a boon for work to promote transition finance flows between the two countries.
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Time to move on from 'legacy' sustainability disclosure regimes
26 June 2026As the UK continues to develop its forward-looking sustainability disclosure standards, a trade association has urged UK regulators to focus on "moving beyond" the "legacy" disclosure regimes already in place to cut down the number of rules.
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Japan struggling to attract international investors on transition
26 June 2026Some Japanese issuers are facing challenges attracting more international institutional investors to transition-labelled products despite their popularity with domestic investors, London Climate Action Week has heard.
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'Important' FTSE Russell, CCB 'Dim Sum' green bond index launched
26 June 2026FTSE Russell and China Construction Bank (CCB) have launched a fixed income index focused on offshore 'Dim Sum' green bonds from Chinese issuers.
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Dunand-Chatellet named as successor to Zaouati at Mirova
26 June 2026Natixis Investment Managers has appointed Léa Dunand-Chatellet to succeed Philippe Zaouati as chief executive of sustainable investment affiliate Mirova.
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Attractive valuations demonstrate appeal of transition finance, Schroders says
26 June 2026Declining share prices of companies with exposure to the climate transition theme demonstrate why buying transition 'leaders' is attractive, partly to provide "insurance" against future climate impacts, a senior executive at Schroders argued.
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'Investing in resilience is a deterrent, as everything has been weaponised'
26 June 2026Money spent on reducing fossil fuel dependency and making food and water systems more resilient helps to deter critical systems from being 'weaponised' in an uncertain geopolitical environment, investors heard.
- 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
- Biggest insurers failing to get to grips with adaptation, says ShareAction
- SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category
- IFC issues inaugural euro green benchmark, while dollar deal tightens by 4bps
- Dawes named FCA director of sustainable finance
- TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB
- Making green guarantees profitable