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Google invests in BlackRock-owned solar developer

First 'blue bond' in Vietnam issued

Southeast Asia Commercial Bank (SeABank) has raised $75 million from a sustainable bond which is the first in Vietnam to include a 'blue bond' tranche focused on sustainable marine and water projects.

WHEB warns regulation is creating 'unintentional stewardship stampede'

The sustainable finance market is facing an avalanche of disclosures, which is reducing the quality of reporting, WHEB Asset Management has warned.

BNG success 'jeopardised' by local authority burden, says Gresham House

The implementation of England's Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation is being 'jeopardised' by the lack of resource within local authorities, Gresham House has said, as it called for more support from government.

Methane: the financial sector's blind spot

The financial sector must step up and play a more active role in addressing methane emissions, including those from agriculture, write Alma Castrejon-Davila and Peter Elwin

Impact Expansion reaches €150m hard cap with maiden fund

Impact Expansion, a spin-out from European impact investment firm KOIS Impact, has closed its debut fund at its €150 million ($160 million) hard-cap.

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).

Aviva calls for NDCs to become national transition plans

Countries preparing their next set of climate targets should use it as an opportunity to prepare comprehensive, national climate transition plans that can plug into those being used by financial institutions, Aviva has urged.

Winners of Environmental Finance's Sustainable Investment Awards 2024 revealed

The winners of Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards for 2024 have been announced.

ISO announces work on net zero standard