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EU 'discussing criteria' for sustainable, transition categories to replace SFDR Articles 8 and 9

Discussions within the European Commission are "advanced" on eligibility criteria for 'sustainable' and 'transition' categories that would replace Articles 8 and 9 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to a source claiming knowledge of the talks.

Barclays: 'Surprising' rise in principal repayment penalty SLBs

There has been a "surprising" increase in the use of penalties applied to the principal repayment at maturity for sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), according to Barclays - a move that it said could make the struggling instrument "less appealing" to investors.

M&G launch €50m sustainable bond fund

Sustainable debt round-up: IBRD, Canada, Health & Happiness ... and more

COP16: $2.5trn investor group urges governments to step up on biodiversity

Investors representing $2.5 trillion assets under management have urged governments to take more ambitious action on biodiversity at COP16, including introducing mandatory nature disclosures.

Brazilian transition investment platform launches

Africa50 leads $42m financing for African EV bus operator

Asset managers told to sober up from 'drunken search' for value of engagement

Asset managers have been urged to focus on improving how they articulate the intentions and outcomes of engagement or face feeding "concerns that sustainability investing does little to change firm behaviour".

CGF leads £4m in AI smart socket tech business

IDB backs Mexico's 'first-of-its-kind' agribusiness sustainable bond