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European Commission: Regulators need to push back against expensive nature data

Regulators need to "push back" against expensive nature data providers and consultants, and provide the toolkit for nature regulation implementation themselves, a European Commission representative has said.

German opposition to CSDDD text threatens to torpedo legislation

Germany's finance and justice ministers have publicly opposed the text of the landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), raising the prospect that the EU's largest economy could sabotage adoption of the legislation.

Loan round-up: CALC, Aguas Pacifico, NYK Line ... and more

Fortum publishes 'nuclear' green finance framework

Finnish power firm Fortum has published a green finance framework which includes nuclear power projects in its eligible categories, joining a small number of European issuers incorporating the contested 'green' technology in their plans.

Stafford raises $635m for timberland fund

Finance for Biodiversity extends implementation period

The Finance for Biodiversity pledge has extended its reporting window until 2027 for newcomers, in a bid to increase the number of financial institutions signed up to the initiative.

Mirova bags $75m from EIB for Gigaton Fund

Permira targets 100% of portfolio to have SBTi-validated targets by 2040

'Big divergence' between implied temperature rise metric providers, ABN Amro says

There is significant inconsistency in the outputs of implied temperature rise (ITR) metrics from major providers, according to ABN Amro - meaning investors should take these scores with a "pinch of salt," and regulators should step in.

Comment: How to stay positive if you work in sustainable finance?

As governments fail to act, hopes rest on the ingenuity of people and technological advances, writes Peter Cripps