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Sustainability assured?

Are organisations ready for regulators' demands for independent assurance of sustainability disclosures, and are investors ready to reward companies providing assurance, Michael Hurley asks

Octopus Energy transition fund backs data-centre heat business with £200m

Fidelity eyes cheap green technologies and tougher voting engagement for 2024

11 CA100+ signatories 'repeatedly voting against' flagged resolutions

Members of the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) failed to vote for resolution's flagged by the initiative during the 2023 proxy season, raising concerns about some signatories' commitment to the world's biggest engagement initiative.

Central bank work on nature 'lacking concrete action', WWF says

France launches €15bn green bond issuance plan

France will issue a new 25-year green bond in "coming days", as it kicks off a potential €15 billion ($16.4 billion) issuance programme for 2024, according to the country's treasury department.

Infranity bags €425m for fourth senior infra debt fund

'Overconfident' UK urged to shore-up investor confidence in solar market

NextEnergy, an infrastructure and solar investor, has called on the UK government to act faster to ensure the attractiveness of the country's solar market,...

Market 'in denial' about REDD carbon credit problems

The market is still "in denial" about the existing problems with REDD carbon credits, a carbon credit rating agency has said, urging faster action and more honesty about how credits can actually be used.

Carlyle backs $150m credit facility in US-based renewables business