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EU financial services commissioner confirmed, urged to stick to SFDR pledge

Eiffel leads €65m debt financing for French PV project

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

ISSB to develop nature standard, board member says

A member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has said he expects a standard on nature to be developed in "due course".

Standard Life pension fund is 'first' to go all-in on UK SDR

Standard Life says its default pension scheme will become the "first" to align with the UK's Sustainable Disclosure Requirements (SDR), as it intends to allocate its capital to eight funds adopting the 'Sustainability Improvers' label.

Cut back data points to keep CSRD manageable

'Ruthless' materiality assessments are needed to help reduce the 'overwhelming' reporting burden, writes Michael Hurley

BNP Paribas: We need more Asian banks to issue transition bonds

The market needs more Asian banks to issue transition bonds, to both test investor confidence in the instrument as well as help rapidly scale access to transition finance in hard-to-abate sectors, according to BNP Paribas.

Texas sues BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard over ESG strategy on coal

Texas' Attorney General has sued BlackRock, State Street Corporation, and Vanguard Group, alleging they were "conspiring to artificially constrict the market for coal through anticompetitive trade practices" relating to their ESG strategies.

Guarantco guarantees catfish bond

GuarantCo has provided a guarantee for green bonds issued by a Vietnamese catfish producer.

European Commission calls for 'pragmatic' application of CSRD