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Deregulation under Trump could 'set US course on climate for decades to come'

A victory for Donald Trump in next month's US presidential election would likely see widespread deregulation of the financial sector including of climate risk, feeding uncertainty that could "set the course for decades to come", data analytics provider Climate X has predicted.

Carbon-credit portfolio rating launched

Understanding of nature's financial impact 'limited', says CDP

An analysis of thousands of companies around the world has revealed that understanding of the financial impact of nature remains "limited" although biodiversity-related reporting is showing positive momentum, according to CDP.

COP16: 30x30 'accountability' tracker expanded

A tracker assessing progress of the Global Biodiversity Framework's 30x30 target has been expanded to include terrestrial data in a bid to bring "accountability" to government

Webinar: Uptake of spatial data being driven by nature, climate reporting requirements, says Verisk

TNFD reporting has boosted investor demand for geospatial data, an Environmental Finance webinar heard

Investec partners with Holtara to improve sustainability-linked corporate loan platform

EU 'discussing criteria' for sustainable, transition categories to replace SFDR Articles 8 and 9

Discussions within the European Commission are "advanced" on eligibility criteria for 'sustainable' and 'transition' categories that would replace Articles 8 and 9 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to a source claiming knowledge of the talks.

Barclays: 'Surprising' rise in principal repayment penalty SLBs

There has been a "surprising" increase in the use of penalties applied to the principal repayment at maturity for sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), according to Barclays - a move that it said could make the struggling instrument "less appealing" to investors.

M&G launch €50m sustainable bond fund

Sustainable debt round-up: IBRD, Canada, Health & Happiness ... and more