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M&G adopts 'Sustainability Impact' label for positive impact fund

Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal

The Bahamas has signed a $300 million loan with Standard Chartered as part of a ground-breaking marine conservation-focused debt conversion transaction developed with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'

The nature financing gap remains concerningly wide, but the increasingly active debt-for-nature market offers hope that the tide is turning. Ahren Lester reports

BNP Paribas targets $500m for developed markets forestry fund

BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a sustainable forestry fund for developed markets, which could play a role in a potential move into the biodiversity credit market.

People moves, 15 November: BlackRock, Barclays, South Pole, WHEB ... and more

COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund

The EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) is preparing to raise €3 billion ($3.2 billion) for a fund which will serve as an "anchor investor" in emerging market (EM) green bonds, the European Investment Bank (EIB) told a side event at the UN COP29 climate summit.

Acciona: Scope 3 metrics should be 'action-oriented'

Spanish infrastructure conglomerate Acciona argues that Scope 3 emission metrics should be "revisited" to focus on securing actions rather than just satisfying reporting to make them more usable and impactful.

CaixaBank to launch innovative 'sustainable supply chain finance' product

Spanish lender CaixaBank is preparing to launch an innovative 'sustainable supply chain finance' (SSCF) product in the "near future" which is focused on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of the suppliers not the buyers.

Odfjell: No 'lookback' period is 'important' for transition loans

'Transition loan' pioneer Odfjell said the focus on having little to no lookback period for eligible investments was "important" for transition finance instruments, but it does require companies to make a "clear commitment" around future investments.

Global South investors feel urgency and pessimism for COP29

Investors in the Global South have told Environmental Finance that they feel a great sense of urgency and pessimism as COP29 kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan over concerns that negotiators and policymakers are dragging their heels on financial pledges to support the countries that need it most.