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Lloyds in talks on nature bonds

Lloyds Bank has revealed to Environmental Finance that it is working with its clients on how to issue a nature bond.

COP30: A disappointing final text... but some important victories

The sustainable finance community hailed some key victories resulting from the COP30 talks but, overall, the level of ambition in the final text was "disappointing".

COP30: 'If you get a load of carbon negotiators in a room, they're going to negotiate'

Surprise carbon market negotiations at COP30 in Belem caught many carbon market negotiators by surprise and on planes out of the country when they kicked off during the second week of the summit, according to Sylvera.

'Asia will win the EM impact race'

Asia will win the race to secure emerging market capital allocations, an impact investor has claimed.

AFII: SFDR 2.0 may have given SLBs a sought-after 'home'

The proposed updates to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) fund labelling rules may have "opened the door" for investment in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), according to Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII).

Companies have 'critical blind spots' in their nature reports

Nature-related disclosures have "significant gaps" according to a study, which warned these omissions have the potential to "materially impact" corporate profitability.

Nigerian state Lagos seals pioneering green bond debut

Lagos State has raised NGN14.8 billion ($10 million) from its debut green bond, becoming the first sub-national government in Nigeria to enter the sustainable bond market.

People Moves, 21 November: Morningstar Sustainalytics, MSCI and Robeco

Article 6 negotiations rumble on at COP30

Article 6 negotiations at COP 30 in Belém has caught some unawares but could end with some decisions being pushed back to a later date.

'Investors want more focused, thematic sustainable bonds'

Canadian lender Bank of Montreal (BMO) said investors are increasingly want to see more "focused" sustainable bonds around dedicated themes like blue, gender, and nature bonds - and they are willing to accept smaller deals if they are impactful.