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Commercial Bank of Ceylon plans LKR5bn green bond debut

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank) is planning to raise up to LKR5 billion ($17 million) from its inaugural green bond, believed to be only the second sustainable bond issuance in the country.

People Moves, 1 November: Morgan Stanley, IIGCC, CIP, Flag

Reykjavik Energy launches green bond auction

BeyondNetZero has proved it isn't too big for climate start-up space

General Atlantic's inaugural BeyondNetZero fund is 'very complementary' to the venture capital strategies, despite being nearly 10x the average VC fund size, its managing director has claimed.

Just Climate invests $150m in Indian industrial decarbonisation business

Decarbonization Partners leads $31m Series B round in AI FactoryOps business

Piecemeal rollback of sustainability rules more likely than review of CSRD, observers say

A full review of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to reduce the reporting burden on corporates is unlikely, but a more politically conservative European Parliament could see a piecemeal rollback of regulations, a lawyer has said.

CGF, Eurazeo, Aviva lead £6m in UK clean heat developer

Nature is a keystone asset class, says Lombard Odier

Nature should be treated as a standalone asset class, rather than an offsetting strategy, given the critical role it plays in the wider economy and in tackling issues such as climate change, a panel heard.

US banks lament data gaps in first Fed climate scenario analysis

The Federal Reserve's first climate scenario analysis of the country's six largest banks exposed widespread data gaps that threaten to undermine the accurate assessment of climate-related risks.