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Gresham House closes £450m BSIF II fund

Gresham House has raised £450 million ($553 million) for its British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II (BSIF II), a fund backed by eight UK local government pension schemes (LGPS).

COP28 cannot 'succumb to doomism' on 1.5°C

COP28 must not "succumb to doomism" on the 1.5°C target and risk losing much-needed ambition, Morningstar has warned.

Environmental rating firm hopes to raise €15m amid revamp

An ESG data provider is hoping to raise €15 million ($16 million) to help it roll out its newly enhanced dataset.

Corporate transition finance framework 'common ground' project launched

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has published an initial mapping of transition finance frameworks as part of a collaborative project to "demystify" the topic for corporates amid a proliferation of frameworks.

Indonesia and Vietnam to launch JETP investment plans by COP28

Ahead of COP28, Indonesia and Vietnam are set to launch investment plans for their Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP), which could also address the "early phase out" of coal plants.

Denham Capital launches Brazilian renewables platform

Colombia becomes just fifth sovereign social bond issuer

Colombia has issued its first social bonds and raised $2.5 billion from the five-times oversubscribed pair of deals, with the South American country becoming just the fifth sovereign to issue social bonds to date.

ESAP data portal cleared by EU Parliament

Loan round-up: DLG, U Mobile, Hyundai Mobis ... and more

EFRAG and CDP collaborate to accelerate market uptake of ESRS