Genevieve Redgrave

Scope 3 'make or break' for the SLB market, says BNP Paribas

Scope 3 emissions could "make or break" the sustainability-linked bond (SLBs) market, a sustainable finance head at BNP Paribas has told Environmental Finance.

Sumitomo Mitsui AM to take stake in Osmosis

Water scarcity to increase emerging market sovereign credit risk, says Moody's

Growing water demand and worsening global water scarcity is set to increase sovereign credit risk, with emerging market countries and the US set to be particularly affected, Moody's Investors Service has warned.

Some APAC banks "double counting" climate contributions, warns Fitch

While banks in Asia Pacific's developed markets are making "good progress" on the transition, Fitch Group's CreditSights warned some may be artificially enlarging and double counting their contributions to climate change.

Progress on JETPs 'slower than expected', says Sustainable Fitch

Progress on the UN's Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) has been slower than expected, but taxonomies that include transitional activities could help emerging markets meet their decarbonisation targets, Sustainable Fitch has told Environmental Finance.

US investors expect ISSB alignment, despite ESG backlash

Many investors in North America expect the market to align with the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) climate and sustainability standards, despite the growing ESG backlash in the US.

Nikko AM takes minority stake in Osmosis IM

Investors "shifting towards biodiversity opportunities" in Australasia

Investors in Australasia are shifting away from merely managing biodiversity risk towards looking for investment opportunities, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) told Environmental Finance.

China calls for greater finance sector participation in biodiversity

Foresight funds invests in German green hydrogen site