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Lazard makes first sustainable private infrastructure investment

COP15: Agreement on nature-related disclosures hailed by investors

Investors have welcomed agreement by countries on a text to halt and reverse the loss of nature, which sets a goal to require financial institutions and companies to disclose their nature-related impacts and dependencies.

KfW targeting €10bn green bond issuance in 2023

KfW plans to raise a further €10 billion ($10.6 billion) from green bonds in 2023, after the German development bank reached a $65 billion cumulative issuance total in 2022.

My first biodiversity COP

Thomas Cox provides a snapshot of a day at the COP15 conference in Montreal

Netherlands plans new green bond issue in 2023

The Netherlands is planning to issue a new, 20-year green bond in 2023 and hinted at issuing other labelled sustainable bonds, after the country raised more than €15 billion ($15.9 billion) from its maiden green bond.

COP15: Manulife commits $100m to nature-based solutions

Manulife has pledged $100 million towards nature-based solutions with a focus on producing forestry carbon offsets.

How tech can help transform the voluntary carbon market

New technology can spread out the benefits of carbon markets to all, says Dirk Forrister

EG Capital invests in Africa impact fund

ISSB votes in favour of 'relief package' for Scope 3 disclosures

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has voted in favour of a package of relief provisions for Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosures as well as introducing a framework for Scope 3 measurement in IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures at its meeting in Montreal this week.

ABP sets target to invest €30bn in energy transition

Dutch pension fund ABP has set a target to invest €30 billion ($32 billion) in the climate transition, as it bids to reduce its carbon footprint across its entire global investment portfolio by 50% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels.