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EU should create 'sustainability-linked green bond' label, says IEEFA

The European Commission could consider rules for combining sustainability-linked bond (SLB) structures with its "breakthrough" impact disclosures under its green bond standard, as an initial step towards regulating SLBs, according to a think tank.

Debt-for-nature swaps could ease debt burden by $100bn

$100 billion of debt could be 'freed up' through debt-for-nature swaps, a research organisation has claimed, as it urged the financial system to "move on from colonialist, 20th century thinking".

Robeco to launch range of transition strategies

Comment: The rumpus over SBTi's offsetting U-turn

What does the row over SBTi's change of heart on carbon credits tell us about the state of sustainable finance, asks Peter Cripps

EDF green bonds 'at risk' after French nuclear weapon move, says Barclays

The green bonds issued by EDF are "most at risk" of selling pressure by investors after the French utility firm announced a proposed nuclear weapon material supply deal with the French government, according to Barclays.

RWE issues debut US dollar green bond amid growing issuance plans

German energy firm RWE has raised $2 billion from its first US dollar-denominated green bond, as it prepares to increase its planned bond issuance in European and US markets to finance renewable energy investments.

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TNFD and GRI collaborate on interoperability

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has launched a collaboration with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) focusing on providing clarity on the interoperability between the two reporting frameworks.

'Naive' to think nature disclosures will help scale up investment, UK MPs hear

Improvements to nature disclosure frameworks may not translate into immediate investment, a UK government committee has heard, whilst Gresham House called for further investor action on the issue.

SBTi board faces resignations and staff ire after change to carbon credit stance

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Board of Trustees has come under fire for changing its stance on corporate use of carbon credits for Scope-3 emissions reduction targets, which has been described as a "major departure" from existing policy.