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Federated Hermes to 'intensify' engagement on biodiversity

Federated Hermes has said it will "intensify" engagement on biodiversity, as investor and policy pressure to act continues to rise.

Green bond investors eschew EDF 'nuclear' green bond

Dedicated green bond investors largely avoided the ground-breaking 'nuclear' green bond from French energy firm EDF, according to Barclays - but there was "good demand" from sustainable investors more widely.

'Nuanced' transition frameworks crucial for meeting COP28 commitments, IEEFA claims

SDG data platform building use of AI to identify investments

An impact-focused data platform pioneered by Dutch asset owners APG and PGGM is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to supplement human input, its research director has said.

IFC launches AI simplifying ESG data within emerging markets

Rivage lends €150m to European renewables developer

Blackstone backs California storage project with $350m

Investor calls for 'stable policy settings' to deliver transition in UK

SFDR - still a work-in-progress

What would investors like to see from Version 2.0 of the EU's much-maligned Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation? Michael Hurley reports

Snam steps away from transition bonds with green, SLB deal

Snam has raised €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) from a dual-tranche green and sustainability-linked bond, as the Italian energy infrastructure firm stepped back from the 'transition' bond label it helped pioneer.