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'AI means investors can't hide behind ESG ratings anymore'

The "disruptive" power of artificial intelligence (AI) means investors will no longer be able to "hide behind" the use of ESG ratings, a panel heard.

Barclays: 'Surprising' rise in principal repayment penalty SLBs

There has been a "surprising" increase in the use of penalties applied to the principal repayment at maturity for sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), according to Barclays - a move that it said could make the struggling instrument "less appealing" to investors.

Barclays: Jury still out on El Salvador's $1bn debt-for-nature swap

"Additional scrutiny" of the quality of El Salvador's $1 billion debt-for-nature swap is "warranted", Barclays has said.

Barclays calls on UK to focus on three transition finance areas

Barclays has highlighted three priorities in transition finance for the UK government that will support global decarbonisation efforts and UK climate and economic goals.

CPP invests £50m in UK residential energy services business

Environment Bank collaborates with Barclays on BNGs

Barclays: 'Practical' target timing factor at play in SLB issuance decline

Barclays argues "more practical" considerations around corporate sustainability target timelines have played a material role in the sharp sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance decline in recent years, but this headwind could become a tailwind as we approach 2025.

Crypto scepticism a 'barrier' to green bonds

Scepticism over cryptocurrencies is a major barrier to utilising blockchain within the green bond market, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has said.

Enable biodiversity credits with blockchain, says Global Canopy

Biodiversity credits should be created as a blockchain-enabled digital asset, rather than trying to retrofit, Global Canopy has said, despite challenges on linking to real world assets.

Impact investing too niche for a UK-style fund label, says French regulator

The market for impact investments is "too niche" for the EU to introduce a fund label as part of its review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), France's financial markets regulator has said.