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Investors 'deeply alarmed' by potential threat to BNG
15 December 2025Reports that the UK's Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) scheme could be rolled back by the government has prompted warnings from developers and investors over the risks of jeopardising confidence in the UK's nature market.
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'Legal grey area' limits pensions on impact investing, says UK impact network
15 December 2025Pension funds will require the legal ambiguity surrounding the definition of fiduciary duty to be resolved before mobilising more capital for impact investing, the Impact Investing Institute has argued.
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Ditch 1.5°C focus given likely overshoot, NBIM tells SBTi
15 December 2025Likely "overshoot" of an aim to keep warming within 1.5°C should mean the widely used Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) abandons its focus on the alignment target in favour of a less ambitious one, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).
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SLBs face make-or-break 2026, says UniCredit
12 December 2025Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) face a critical year in 2026, warned UniCredit, and "one leg of transition finance" could collapse if their reputation does not recover.
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Canada and Japan investors likely to increase impact allocations, says M&G
12 December 2025Impact investing is "really rising up the ranks of importance" for asset owners based in Canada and Japan, according to UK-based investor M&G, as capital commitments could come from these investors in the New Year.
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ISSB pushes ahead on nature disclosures
12 December 2025The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has voted to skip ahead in its nature standard setting process, as it prepares to launch further details in January.
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Trump takes aim at ESG as he tells regulators to curb proxies' sustainability advice
12 December 2025US President Donald Trump has ordered the country's regulators to review their rules to ensure a proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis "act solely in the financial interests" of investors, suggesting they should not back climate or diversity shareholder proposals.
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2026 'will be telling' for impact investing returns, says Nuveen
11 December 2025The next 12 months "should be very telling" for institutional investors as to how successful impact investing really is, as exits returning investment are increasingly demanded.
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More maturity will help grow orange bond market, says Sustainable Fitch
11 December 2025More consistency in verification and more comparable, outcomes-focused impact reporting could help grow the orange bond market beyond its niche investor base, according to Sustainable Fitch.
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Climate-related gaps in financial statements persist, investors warn
11 December 2025Widespread failure by companies to provide adequate transparency on the financial impacts of climate change persists, despite standards and regulations increasingly pushing for greater detail, according to a group of investors.
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