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Bond round-up: Mamoura, France, Uruguay ... and more

Fiskars plans €175m sustainability-linked bond debut

Japan confirms CCS, nuclear and aviation in sovereign transition bond framework

Japan has confirmed potentially controversial technologies including carbon capture and storage (CCS), "next-generation aircraft" and nuclear energy among the eligible use of proceeds from its landmark transition bond issuance.

EU Green Bonds: reducing the risk of greenwashing

The EU's Green Bond Regulation will create an extra burden for issuers, but issues that comply will prove more attractive to investors, write Massimiliano Danusso and Francesca Marchetti

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank readies debut green sukuk ahead of COP28

With COP28 looming, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has mandated five banks to market its debut US dollar-denominated green sukuk deal.

Fidelity to vote against companies on nature

Fidelity International has announced that from 2024, it will begin to vote against companies on nature-related issues.

Put impact investment at heart of UK pension reform, government told

$300bn funding gap for sustainable land use, says McKinsey

To meet the growing global demand for food, 'urgent action' and investment of at least $300 billion is needed to transform land and farming practices, a report by McKinsey & Co has found.

Fossil fuels to be excluded under 'ambitious' French sustainable fund label overhaul

Companies generating energy using coal or developing new oil or gas projects are to be excluded from France's sustainability fund label in updates designed to make the Label ISR "more ambitious".

NGFS adds 'too little, too late' climate scenario, drops 1.5°C model

The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has updated its climate scenarios, adding one in which warming hits 2.3°C due to countries with net zero targets not taking sufficient action and dropping a 1.5°C-aligned model.