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Built environment should be a core block of nature strategies, says Pollination

L&Q faces SLB coupon 'step-up' on target miss

UK social housing charity London & Quadrant (L&Q) said it was "likely to miss" a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target linked to its ground-breaking sustainability-linked bond (SLB), triggering an additional £3 million ($3.8 million) of coupon payments.

Labelled bonds: Europe leads, Asia catching

What are the geographical features of the green, social and sustainable bond market, asks Pietro Sette

Calvert invests $10m in sub-Saharan agribusiness fund

Climate investment could push interest rates higher, ECB's Schnabel says

Actis sells South African fibre operator to African Infrastructure Investment Managers

SLB step-ups a long way from being financially punitive, says Barclays

The penalties for missing the targets set by sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) would have to be at least 10 times what the market currently offers to be big enough to incentivise companies to change their behaviour, Barclays has argued.

CSDDD transition plan requirement 'little more than window dressing'

A requirement to disclose climate transition plans in the watered-down text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is "little more than window dressing" in the absence of a mechanism to force companies to implement the plans, it has been argued.

Sustainability-linked bond issuance limps into 2024

Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance has had its weakest start to a year since the publication of principles boosted the market in 2020, according to Environmental Finance research.

$77bn under threat from water risks, says CDP

Water risks in companies' supply chains pose $77 billion of potential financial losses, said the CDP, as it urges financial institutions to be held accountable for their portfolios' impact.