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Global Biodiversity Fund put into operation

The 'landmark' Global Biodiversity Framework Fund was put into operation over the weekend, with Spain becoming the latest government to commit capital to the fund.

Uncertainty 'looms' over EU ESG regulation after delay to CSDDD vote

Impact investor consortium plunges $40m into SAF delisting

Ambienta backs Italian environmental building materials business

BlueEarth partly acquires three impact funds in blended finance 'pilot'

UK introduces 'game changing' mandatory biodiversity credit legislation

The UK government has introduced legislation which mandates the use of biodiversity credits for building developers, with investors saying this is a "game changer" for nature investment.

Snam secures inaugural Moody's net-zero plan score

Snam has been awarded the inaugural Moody's 'Net Zero Assessment' (NZA) score, with the Italian energy infrastructure firm praised for its "clear" Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction plan but was warned of challenging Scope 3 "hurdles".

Barclays: Investors expect more sovereign SLB issuers in 2024

A majority of investors are expecting new sovereigns to issue sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in 2024, according to a Barclays survey - despite reservations about the performance-based instrument.

ESG at the crossroads

Private markets firms are pioneering use of artificial intelligence (AI) to sharpen their ESG analysis, Chandini Jain writes

Investors to challenge sovereign SLB issuers using ASCOR, investor says

Investors plan to use a tool for assessing countries' climate progress to challenge issuers of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) on the strength of their targets, an investor has said.