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Thailand plans landmark debut sovereign sustainability-linked bond

Thailand is planning to raise up to THB30 billion ($890 million) from its inaugural sustainability-linked bond, making it just the third sovereign issuer of the performance-based instrument and the first in Asia.

UK begins consultation on rebuilding VCM confidence

The UK government has commenced consultation to re-build confidence in voluntary carbon markets.

'Boiling down' natural capital definition will help drive pension flows, says Redington

Simplifying the nuances of natural capital into broad, understandable themes will help pension funds to begin understanding and allocating towards the theme, a consultancy has claimed.

Governments 'in the dark' following COP16 failure, say UK MPs

The UK Environmental Audit Committee has warned that slow progress at COP16 has left governments "in the dark", calling for government ministers to "bridge the gap" on ambition.

Sustainable debt round-up: UK, JFK Airport, Vattenfall ... and more

Comment: Trump comeback means age of US sustainable bond 'greenwhispering' to persist

The market for sustainable debt market in the US is set to remain sluggish in the wake of today's election result, writes Ahren Lester

Lack of offtake a key concern over 'in vogue' hydrogen assets, says Yielco

Investors should avoid rushing into hydrogen-focused investment opportunities, despite encouragement by governments for the 'in vogue' renewable theme, a capital allocator has warned.

Sustainable investors brace for Trump victory

Republican candidate Donald Trump has won his second term as president after defeating Democrat rival Kamala Harris, posing fresh questions about US commitment to tackling climate change.

NGFS says updated scenarios signal two-to-four-times higher physical impacts

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) group of central banks and supervisors has called for more ambitious policies to tackle the 'first order' risk of climate change, as its updated scenarios showed two-to-four-times bigger physical impacts than its previous iterations.

Transition plan guidance published for EU disclosure rules

Draft guidance has been published to help organisations preparing to report in line with EU disclosure regulations create climate mitigation transition plans.