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  • Averon Park plots acquisition of Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company

    29 May 2024

    Sustainable infrastructure investor Averon Park has made a bid to acquire and take private London-listed timber investor Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company in a cash deal valuing the company at £167 million ($212.3 million).

  • Shareholders back Scope 3 targets for Yara International

    29 May 2024

    Support for an unsuccessful resolution at Yara International's AGM to set Scope 3 emissions reduction targets shows an increasing focus on the climate impacts of the fertiliser industry, according to ShareAction.

  • Aviva lends £65m debt package to UK electric bus business

    29 May 2024
  • Bond round-up: Qatar, Emirates Islamic Bank, Pandora ... and more

    29 May 2024
  • ETF leads €8m funding round for emissions management platform

    29 May 2024
  • Mentha launches debut impact fund

    29 May 2024
  • US government's carbon market principles provide 'cover' for buyers

    29 May 2024

    Principles for 'high integrity' voluntary carbon credits published by the US government will provide companies with "air cover" against concerns that they will be criticised for participating in the markets, according to a senior figure.

  • SBTi updates criteria to enable 'ambitious' near-term targets

    29 May 2024

    The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released criteria updates and resources for financial institutions to set "ambitious" near-term emission-reduction targets to keep warming to 1.5°C as well as the introduction of fossil fuel finance criteria.

  • Barclays' Hanna: We need to agree rules of the road on transition

    29 May 2024

    Barclays sees defining transition finance and boosting funding for climate tech as key challenges, Daniel Hanna tells Peter Cripps

  • Chinese exchanges should require Scope 3 disclosures, investor group says

    29 May 2024