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Mirova acquires solar PV portfolio in Menorca

UK regulator likely to require bank, insurer transition plan disclosure, Crowe predicts

UK banks and insurers are likely to be required to disclose climate transition plans and demonstrate how they are engaging with clients to achieve targets in these plans, under expected updates by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), consultancy Crowe has predicted.

'The fog of ESG data is lifting', says Natixis

The fog of ESG data is lifting, Natixis has said, but warned about the "rabbit hole" of specialised data.

Reverse anti-ESG policy to attract £100bn in green investments, UK government told

Australian government wins investor group praise for climate funding

Investor groups have welcomed a AUD22.7 billion ($15.1 billion) funding package the Australian government has pledged to support the transition to net zero, development of sustainability fund labels and tackling 'greenwashing'.

Difference between sustainable bonds, sukuk are 'quite minimal'

The overall differences between sustainable sukuk and bond instruments are "quite minimal," according to experts - but recently published guidance remains a work-in-progress for building confidence in the market for issuers and investors.

'Greenflation' likely in near-term, says Pictet-IIF research

"Considerable economic disruption" from policies to support the transition to net zero is likely, feeding inflation in the near term and raising the risk of stranded assets and asset bubbles, according to research by Pictet Asset Management and the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

Klaveness Combination raises NOK300m from SLB tap

Annual sustainable sukuk issuance to double 'soon' after guidance

Annual issuance of sustainable sukuk could more than double to reach $30 billion "soon" amid rising interest for the Islamic sustainable finance instrument and the publication of key market guidance, market experts have argued.

Set national transition plans - but not transition finance definition, industry groups say

A detailed definition of 'transition finance' would be unhelpful and policymakers should instead focus on providing more policy support and public finance for emissions intensive industries to decarbonise, investor groups told a UK government-mandated taskforce.