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Impact could top 15% of UK's total AUM by 2030, investors predict

Gaps remain despite progress on PAI reporting, as regulators told to step up scrutiny

Gaps remain in financial institutions' reporting of the 'principal adverse impacts' (PAIs) of investments, and despite gradual improvements in some areas EU regulators were told to "increasingly challenge" investors on their reporting.

World-first disclosure standards for public sector climate reporting unveiled

World-first disclosure standards for public sector climate-related disclosures have been unveiled, which it is hoped could vastly improve data available to institutional investors in government debt.

US, Canada sustainable bond issuers 'diverging' on sustainability policies and impact

US and Canadian sustainable bond markets are "diverging" with regard to the quality of their overall environmental and social profiles and the impact of their specific labelled sustainable bond issuance, according to Sustainable Fitch.

KKR provides $150m credit facility to US IPP Birch Creek Energy

Janngo closes Africa's 'largest gender-equal VC fund' at $78m

People Moves, 1 November: Morgan Stanley, IIGCC, CIP, Flag

COP16: EU 'stepping up' on attracting nature finance

The EU has committed around €160 million ($173.9 million) across various nature initiatives at COP16, with aims to attract private capital and scale up nature credit markets.

Comment: Financial grievances weigh on COP16

The rift between the Global South and the Global North was inescapable at the biodiversity summit and is hindering progress, writes Peter Cripps.

Verra launches nature framework

Standard setter Verra has launched the first version of its Nature Framework, an asset methodology that will enable projects to quantify biodiversity outcomes and generate nature credits.