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AFII: Milestone 'first' SLB step-up should give investors confidence

The sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market has reached a milestone after the "first" step-up was triggered by PKN Orlen...

Australian regulator reveals prospect of bank losses from climate change

Australia's largest banks should be prepared to face 'financial challenges' resulting from losses caused by the effects of climate change, a vulnerability assessment by the regulator has found.

Impax CEO: the best is yet to come despite volatile 2022

Impax Asset Management's CEO has shrugged off a fall in assets in its full year results, arguing that "the best is yet to come" as the shift to a net-zero economy gathers pace.

Biodiversity: why investors should care

An agreement on a biodiversity framework at COP15 next month could help direct private financial investment, writes Steve Freedman

More turbulence forecast for EU taxonomy as expert group plots way forward

The European Commission has been warned of further challenges that could stifle progress on its sustainability taxonomy, including in areas such as forestry and on criteria to ensure investments do not 'significantly harm' the EU's sustainability objectives.

ESMA, ISS ESG to discuss the future of sustainable finance regulation

The ways in which sustainable finance regulation can evolve to help investors more efficiently channel investments to support the transition to net zero is to be discussed on an Environmental Finance webinar.

Malaysia to launch sustainable finance taxonomy

Bamboo mulls more blended finance for greater impact

Impact investor Bamboo Capital Partners says its next fund launches will rely on public as well as private financing after finding it "almost impossible" to fundraise from private investors over the past year.

PBAF: 'High chance' of mandatory biodiversity reporting following COP15

The reporting of nature impacts by financial institutions is likely to become mandatory at biodiversity conference COP15, the chair of Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) predicted.

CBA launches 'critical' product to scale Australian carbon credits

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has told Environmental Finance its innovative Australian carbon credit pre-payment transaction could be "critical" to de-risk and scale the market in the absence of futures.