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Policy 'momentum growing' on transition planning, despite ESG backlash
05 November 2025Transition plan disclosure is set to become mandatory in over half the G20, as growing appreciation of the economic benefits it brings drives "continued momentum" among policymakers, according to a report.
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Brazil launches taxonomy ahead of COP30
05 November 2025Brazil has accelerated its climate policy push ahead of next week's COP30 summit, as its government launched a taxonomy of sustainable activities and its central bank proposed enhancements to its climate reporting standards for financial institutions.
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Multi-government initiative launches high-integrity carbon credit principles
04 November 2025A coalition of governments coalition has launched shared principles for how carbon credits could be used in a 'high-integrity' way.
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CA-CIB: 'Future of US sustainable bond market is in hands of existing issuers'
04 November 2025The US sustainable bond market may have to focus attention on ensuring existing issuers continue to come to market and innovate as it becomes harder to attract debut issuers to the market, according to Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB).
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TNFD releases nature transition plan guidance
04 November 2025The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released guidance on how to integrate nature into transition plans for corporates and financial institutions.
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'Partnership, not prescription' for LP reporting targets, says Gresham House
04 November 2025Standardisation of sustainability reporting between private equity fund managers and their capital allocators will require 'partnership, not prescription', according to UK asset manager Gresham House.
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'New plastic treaty chair must unite global south'
04 November 2025The chair of the international plastic treaty negotiations - known as the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) - has stepped down, after the latest round failed to find an agreement in the Summer.
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Decreasing blended finance to LDCs is 'distressing', says PIDG
04 November 2025A reported drop in blended finance capital flows to least developed countries (LDCs) and low-income countries is "distressing", Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)'s global head of investor relations has said.
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Transition finance suffers from 'ChatGPT-like thinking'
04 November 2025The sustainable finance market is currently stuck in a 'ChatGPT-like' pattern of thinking on transition finance which is focused on using existing 'green' concepts rather than taking the time to rethink, according to Schroders.
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C40 Cities launches $1bn global port SLL initiative
04 November 2025A network of 100 major city mayors from around the world has launched a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) initiative targeting $1 billion in 'green' maritime infrastructure investment in Global South ports over the next three years.
- Place-based impact for the net zero economy
- SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category
- IFC issues inaugural euro green benchmark, while dollar deal tightens by 4bps
- Making green guarantees profitable
- IFC mandates benchmark five-year US dollar green bond
- ASTM publishes inaugural green finance framework
- Exclusive: Standard Life among financial institutions in 'just transition' pilot
- Changing the conversation on nature finance
- TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB
- TenneT Germany raises record €3.5bn in debut European Green Bond