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EU raises €7bn from first new green bond since 2022

The EU has raised €7 billion ($7.6 billion) from a green bond in a deal that was more than 12-times oversubscribed.

Iceland: 'It is likely we will be a regular sustainable bond issuer'

Strong response to long-awaited inaugural green bond opens door to more issuance from the Nordic sovereign. Ahren Lester reports

Nature and climate fund raises £66.3m

Constellation raises $900m in first US 'nuclear' green bond

US energy firm Constellation has raised $900 million from the first green bond from an US issuer which can be used to finance nuclear power projects.

UK government urged to mandate TNFD reporting

Mediolanum adds two 'multi-manager' ESG funds

CSDDD clears hurdle after approval in Parliamentary committee

'Rewilding credits' touted as key VCM opportunity by Arup

BIS says its AI tool 'is game changer for green finance' ... but beware the hallucinations

A tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse corporate climate reports has been hailed as a "game changer for green finance", because of its ability to automate the rapid extraction of data.

Don't demonise high emitting companies that disclose Scope 3, says pensions group

Investors risk "misallocating capital" if they unfairly punish high-emitting companies that disclose their Scope 3 emissions, as these will often make them look worse than peers that fail to disclose, a senior figure at a UK pensions group has warned.