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DBS Bank to begin nature reporting

DBS Bank is to begin nature reporting next year, Environmental Finance has learned.

Sustainable bond impact report shortfalls trigger 'toxic mix of assumptions'

Sustainable bond issuer failure to publish post-issuance impact reports is a major problem in both emerging and developed markets, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)...

Basel III Endgame and sustainable finance

Could Basel III be the catalyst for making sustainable finance a driving force for banking profitability rather than a regulatory burden, asks Björn Ebert

Sustainability-linked bonds becoming 'endangered species' in 2024

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are becoming an "endangered species" in 2024 after recording the weakest quarterly issuance volumes since the end of 2020 for the performance-based instrument.

AIIB publishes paper on 'investing in nature as infrastructure'

NZAOA members warn their progress on decarbonisation at risk from policy inaction

Insurers and pension fund members of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) have warned their progress on decarbonising their portfolios could be about to slow because the wider global economy is not showing signs of matching their efforts.

Asian investors brace for fossil fuel 'inflection point'

Despite labelling fossil fuels as "unattractive" in the long term, many Asian investors are still willing to capitalise on profits in the short term, an investor survey has found.

Barbados 'set to launch $300m water-focused debt swap'

By Peter Cripps at COP16 in Cali, Colombia

Aviva Investors launches carbon removal fund

Aviva Investors has launched a carbon removal fund for institutional investors investing in nature-based and engineered carbon removal solutions and projects that provide 'high-integrity' carbon removal credits.

ICG enters South Korean renewables market