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'World first' parametric wildfire insurance deal inked

A deal in California aims to incentivise sustainable forest management to prevent wildfire risk, and could be replicable across the globe. Genevieve Redgrave reports

NORD/LB co-finances 'biggest ever' European BESS deal

Does the EU's Omnibus reduce transition planning to a publicity exercise?

Experts are divided over what a change in wording in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive means for climate transition plans, Michael Hurley reports

BeyondNetZero expects to deploy its remaining $500m this year

General Atlantic's inaugural BeyondNetZero fund is expected to be fully deployed by the end of this year, Environmental Finance has learned.

France Valley betting on carbon market in afforestation strategy

Unlike most strategies that produce carbon credits a new strategy is targeting European sites. Genevieve Redgrave reports

People Moves, 31 January: Handelsbanken, SDCL, AIGCC, Suma Capital, BDO ... and more

US attorneys allege financial giants breached fiduciary duties with ESG strategies

Keystone Positive Change urges vote against Saba takeover

Investors of the London-listed Keystone Positive Change investment trust have been urged to vote against takeover proposals from activist hedge fund Saba Capital.

Morgan Stanley follows Citi, BofA out of Net Zero Banking Alliance

US banks Morgan Stanley, Citi and Bank of America have all left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), adding momentum to an exodus from sector-specific initiatives under the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

Sustainability assurance: sailing a boat under construction

The cost of gaining assurance, data quality and the need for subjective judgments could limit the usefulness of sustainability assurance, Michael Hurley writes