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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer

Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.

Sustainable Debt Americas 2024: early bird ends on Friday

The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Debt Americas conference will end this Friday, so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.

Judging the credibility of transition plans, part one

Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

Amundi, LGIM among investors urging government to act on nature

Governments have been urged to take "immediate leadership" on nature and create more facilitatory financial policies in a letter signed by a group of 130 businesses and investors.

UK sovereign wealth fund aims to crowd-in £20bn of private capital

The UK government has confirmed plans to launch a sovereign wealth fund, with aims to attract £20 billion ($26 billion) of private funding towards green infrastructure.

LGIM, MUFG and Generation IM among second round of TNFD adopters

Investor giants Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group are among the second round of organisations announced as early adopters of the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

Investors 'need direction from policymakers' on transition

Policymakers have been urged to provide clear transition pathways and identify a "most likely scenario" to help investors develop their own transition plans.

Emissions disclosure gaps key sign of untrustworthy transition plan, says PGIM

"A lot of" companies still fail to disclose their Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions despite having set targets to reach 'net zero' - a red flag that their transition plans may be unreliable, according to a major asset manager.

Transition plan credibility test should be core to green bond investments, says PGIM

Investors should only buy green bonds from issuers with credible transition plans, according to a major asset manager.

NTR acquires 10% in UK offshore windfarm from Macquarie AM