BII invests $25m for Sierra Leone lender

Sustainability solutions 'aren't going to come from Silicon Valley'

The solutions to the climate crisis aren't "going to be developed in Silicon Valley", Dalus Capital has argued, calling for investors to look for opportunities and technologies at a local level.

KfW launches biodiversity carbon credit platform

KfW Development Bank has launched a platform aimed at improving biodiversity outcomes in carbon credit projects, with a view to launching a public-private carbon fund.

NYC readies largest social bond issuance

IDB Invest makes record mobilisation of private capital for Chile power deal

IDB Invest is to invest $2.4 billion in a bid to bring greater sustainability to the Chile's energy sector, in what it has described as the "largest mobilisation of private resources ever undertaken".

ICMA 'best practice' sustainable commercial paper guidance 'positive step' for market

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published an initial "best practice" report on the growing €300 billion ($330 billion) sustainable commercial paper (CP) market, with hopes that the additional guidance can help stimulate greater interest in the instruments.