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Regulating transition plans

A patchwork of regulations will soon ask financial institutions to publish and implement climate transition plans, Michael Hurley reports

Australia raises AUD7bn from three-times oversubscribed green bond debut

The Australian government has raised AUD7 billion ($4.7 billion) from its debut sovereign green bond, with the final orderbook around AUD23 billion.

Asia leading Europe on transition integration, conference hears

Asia has moved ahead of Europe in integrating transition into sustainability discussions, an Environmental Finance conference has heard, with investors "finally coming around" to accept potential greenwashing risks of transition investments.

FIS debuts climate risk modelling solution

FIS has launched Climate Risk Financial Modeler, a new risk offering aimed at helping businesses better assess, reduce and report their exposure to the physical risks of climate change.

BNP Paribas lends €200m to clean energy tech business, Aira

New CDP platform to streamline disclosure for nature and climate reporting

CDP has launched a new disclosure platform it says will "unlock faster action, harmonise global standards and make disclosure more efficient".

European issuers have the best impact reporting track records, EF Data finds

European-based sustainable bond issuers have the best impact reporting track record, with issuers in the Asian and Americas lagging some way behind, research by Environmental Finance Data has revealed.

ACCA launches sustainability guide for SMEs

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has launched a report helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to produce the sustainability-related information required by regulators, investors and other stakeholders.

The complexities of applying the EU's CBAM to aluminium producers

Emissions linked to electricity consumption in aluminium production are currently not included in the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism's calculations, writes Juliette de Valence

3i's European infra projects business spins out