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Asset owners need to start throwing their weight around, says UKSIF

Asset owners need to use their influence to encourage long-term climate action, the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has said, calling for more "systemic stewardship".

Barclays begins stress-testing for nature

Barclays has begun piloting nature stress testing as part of a drive to better understand its environmental risks.

Sustainable debt round-up: Bumper week of issuance including two SLBs

Japan expects a 'circle of friends' to issue sovereign transition bonds soon

The head of the Japanese debt agency hopes a "circle of friends" will issue sovereign transition bonds in the near future, amid "many enquiries" following its ground-breaking deal earlier this year.

Trump's election won't stop transition, says SEB

The recent election of Donald Trump won't stop the clean energy transition, SEB has said, as sustainable bond issuances continue to grow.

Prospective omnibus regulation 'targeting wrong EU sustainability regulations'

The European Commission is targeting the wrong regulations as it aims to "reduce the reporting burden" for companies, according to an adviser in the European Parliament.

After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?

COP29 paved the way for the resurgence of demand for carbon credits - but only if we address the many paradoxes that abound in the market, argues Renat Heuberger

Mitigation needs work for COP30 after 'basically no outcome' at COP29

After a 'mitigation-lite' COP29 event, the Swedish COP negotiator said the next climate summit needs to focus on getting a "clear mechanism" in place to deliver the ground-breaking deal to transition away from fossil fuels agreed at COP28.

Scottish park launches nature market plans

Mirova to invest $10m in Indian clean energy