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Builders Fund backs solar energy for low-income households

The Builders Fund led a $33 million funding round by Posigen, a provider of rooftop solar panels and energy efficiency products for 'low- and moderate-income' households.

Green Bond Funds - Impact Reporting Practices 2020

Green Bond Funds - Impact Reporting Practices 2020 is a report from Environmental Finance, supported by GB-TAP.

Biden urged to bolster US impact market with disclosure rules

The incoming Biden administration has been urged to bolster US impact investment by pushing regulators to require sustainability disclosures and clarify the role of impact in investors' fiduciary duty.

Insurers' equity holdings could lose 25% of their value due to transition risk, EIOPA says

KfW plans to raise €10bn from green bonds in 2021

German development bank KfW is planning to issue up to €10 billion ($12.1 billion) in green bonds in 2020, after raising a record €8.3 billion in 2020, and proposes achieving a net-zero emissions loan portfolio by 2050.

Guernsey Finance releases guide for sustainable trust deeds

Guernsey Finance has produced a guide for developing 'sustainable' trust deeds intended to enable family offices to build sustainability into their offerings for clients.

Nordic green bond issuers criticise EU taxonomy

Nordic local government funding agencies MuniFin, Kommunalbanken and Kommuninvest have jointly published feedback on the EU's proposed sustainable finance taxonomy, warning that it risks undermining the uptake of the EU's planned green bond standard.

Bond round-up: France, Belgium, VodafoneZiggo, IBRD, China Development Bank ... and more

French and Dutch watchdogs propose EU regulation of ESG data firms

News round-up: Federal Reserve joins NGFS, BNP's energy transition fund, Poseidon Principles ... and more