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Rwanda considering sovereign SLB after development bank success

Rwanda is considering issuing a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) after its development bank successfully issued a ground-breaking deal last year, an Environmental Finance event heard.

Climate Bonds Initiative names advisory board, to consult on new climate resilience taxonomy

Central banks 'could demand transition plans to help set capital requirements'

A "high likelihood [of] sudden build-ups of prudential risks" caused by climate change should see central banks and supervisors adjust prudential requirements for banks based on their transition plans, academics have recommended.

Financial risk management models 'mask' water risk, OECD says

Models for assessing risk management to financial institutions may hide water risk, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said

AgriFunds urged to improve natural capital risk disclosure

Food and agriculture funds have been urged to improve reporting on nature-related risks, after a report showed major investors in the sector were materially exposed to the financial risks associated with natural capital threats.

Industry heads call for ESG data register across EU

InvestEco raises CAD100m for sustainable food fund

InvestEco Capital has raised CAD100 million ($74 million) at final close of its third 'sustainable' food impact fund.

New fund launched to invest in off-grid energy firms in Africa

UK-based charity Shell Foundation and Dutch development bank FMO have launched a $120 million investment fund to invest in companies working to provide affordable energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

EU spawns global sustainable finance platform

The EU has launched an initiative to collaborate with other countries around the world on sustainable finance.

Aquaculture precipitating the 'collapse of fish stocks', says NGO

Fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) used in global aquaculture supply chains, as aquafeed, are precipitating the collapse of fish stock and compromising food security, claims NGO Changing Markets Foundation.