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Nuveen: Expect more 'debt-for-nature' deals after Barbados 'blue' bond

Nuveen expects more debt-for-nature deals as it confirms its anchor investment in the Barbados 'blue' bond, with the $1.1 trillion manager expecting 2023 to be key for the development of blended finance.

Bank lending to emissions-intensive Japanese firms declined, BIS paper says

Canada looks to put transition planning at heart of taxonomy

A proposed Canadian taxonomy to identify 'climate-compatible' investments would require disclosure of transition plans with verification of emissions reductions targets.

JP Morgan launches $50m sustainable bond strategy

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched an actively managed sustainable bond strategy focused on shorter duration investment.

Investors hail 'momentous' High Seas Treaty

Financiers welcomed the "milestone" UN agreement to protect a third of the High Seas by 2030, but cautioned that further action is needed to ensure it achieves its goals.

EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries

Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023.

Indian stock exchange gets approval for 'social' segment

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has received regulatory approval to launch a Social Stock Exchange (SSE) to help enterprises finance social initiatives, including through pay-for-success Development Impact Bonds (DIBs).

Cibus: Tree nurseries are a 'very fragmented space'

One of the key challenges to investing in companies that produce saplings is their small size, an issue reflected across natural capital, an executive at Cibus has said.

'Our role in the transition goes beyond labelled bonds'

Luxembourg Stock Exchange has a role to play in providing transparency on net zero plans, its CEO Julie Becker tells Peter Cripps

Axa IM natural capital fund invests €2m in nature tech firm