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Q&A with IFC's Pushkala Ratan

IFC's senior climate finance specialist for Asia spoke to Environmental Finance following the launch of its Guidelines for Blue Finance

Wave of investor demand feeding into offset 'sweet spot' - Mirova

A swell of interest from corporate buyers and institutional investors in carbon offsets is feeding into a market already in a "sweet spot" of undersupply of quality credits, according to Mirova.

Investor group demands Credit Suisse cuts fossil fuel exposure

A group of 11 investors including Amundi and several European pension funds has filed a shareholder resolution demanding that Credit Suisse publish targets to reduce its exposure to fossil fuel assets.

Asian sustainable farming is 'overlooked investment opportunity'

European investors are overlooking low-carbon opportunities in Asian farming in favour of new agricultural technologies, Proterra Investment Partners told Environmental Finance.

Bond round-up: Honda, Chile, Union Bancaire Privée, Plenti... and more

Ukraine invasion 'could lead to EU taxonomy opposition'

Europe's plans to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels could lead to controversial plans to include gas in the EU's taxonomy of sustainable activities being voted down.

Food & land systems - the secret weapon in the war on climate

Clean energy is not enough to get the world to 1.5֯ C. Mass reforestation and linking agriculture with carbon pricing are critical to emissions reduction, argues Tanya Khotin

Over half of UK pension funds invest in impact

More than half of UK pension funds hold some form of impact investment, a survey of UK pension funds found.

Biodiversity COP postponed ... again!

The international biodiversity summit, COP15, has been delayed for a fourth time, in the latest setback for hopes for a global treaty for nature protection.

Gender-lens scorecard identifies leaders and laggards

Gender-lens themed funds managed by Pax, UBS and Nordea were ranked among top performers in a scorecard which left BMO- and Daiwa-managed funds languishing at the bottom end of the ranking.