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  • HSBC: Time to supercharge climate tech and address funding gap

    17 January 2024

    HSBC has issued a call for collaboration to address the $2 trillion funding gap for climate technology that has not yet been commercialised.

  • France raises record €8bn from new green bond

    16 January 2024

    France has raised €8 billion ($8.8 billion) from a new green bond in the largest ever debut deal from the long-standing sovereign issuer.

  • General Atlantic adds to sustainable infrastructure offering with Actis acquisition

    16 January 2024

    Private equity giant General Atlantic has acquired sustainable infrastructure investor Actis for an undisclosed amount.

  • Use of proceeds bonds 'increasingly target biodiversity'

    16 January 2024

    Issuance of bonds that list biodiversity-related measures among their eligible 'use of proceeds' has grown "substantially" in recent years, Sustainable Fitch said, as it argued the labelled bond market has an outsized role to play in biodiversity protection.

  • TNFD looking to present 'blueprint' for public data facility this year

    16 January 2024

    The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures is looking to present a 'blueprint' of its public nature data facility to the G20 sustainable finance working group later this year, it has revealed.

  • Kenya steps closer to 'attractive' sovereign green bond debut

    16 January 2024

    Kenya has taken a step closer to issuing its debut sovereign green bond after the government approved its framework, opening a path to becoming only the fifth African sovereign to issue a labelled sustainable bond.

  • Northvolt signs 'largest' European gigafactory green loan

    16 January 2024

    Northvolt has secured a $5 billion green loan to expand capacity at its "circular" battery manufacturing site in Sweden. It is believed to be the largest green loan for a 'gigafactory' in Europe to date.

  • 'Absurdly cheap' renewables firms present buying opportunity, says GMO

    16 January 2024

    Clean energy firms are "ridiculously cheap", following a sell-off in recent months, according to GMO.

  • NBIM, Axa and Fidelity among 320 companies signing up to TNFD reporting

    16 January 2024

    320 companies, including major financial institutions, have confirmed they will disclose in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) over the next two reporting years.

  • Nature investments 'sit uncomfortably' with investor needs, says UBS

    15 January 2024

    Nature investments currently struggle to offer investors the stable returns they need to invest, UBS has warned, calling for more transition finance opportunities and better data to help scale up capital flows.