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COP28: First Global Stocktake draft 'not particularly groundbreaking', says Actis

VOX COP: Faith Ward: It's time for policymakers to give investors some substance

Policymakers need to raise their game at COP28 and provide more policy signals that will help boost sustainable investments, said Faith Ward, chief responsible investment officer at Brunel Pension Partnership in the UK.

'Compensatory' biodiversity credits likely to see growth, report says

Voluntary biodiversity credits, which would 'compensate' but not offset negative impact, are likely to be a key area of demand as shareholder pressure rises, a report has predicted.

Bond round-up: IFC, EDF, Société Générale, COP28 ... and more

Green loans expected to take 'larger slice of pie' in 2024

Sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) are expected to be the main driver of sustainable loans growth in 2024 despite green loans taking a "larger slice" of the market, the Loan Market Association (LMA) has revealed.

More first-loss capital needed in emerging markets nature projects, says AIIB

More first loss capital is needed is needed to attract private investors to nature-related projects, especially in emerging markets, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has said.

COP28: Global climate finance framework targets $7trn in annual investment

A multilateral declaration to invest $5-7 trillion in climate finance annually has been signed at COP28, setting out aims to scale up private finance and high-integrity carbon markets.

Exclusive: Bloomberg launches green bond-tilted fixed income indexes

Bloomberg has launched a series of green bond-tilted indexes tied to the company's flagship fixed income benchmarks, Environmental Finance has learned.

COP28: Sovereign sustainability-linked finance task force launched

Eight development banks and financial institutions have launched a technical task force to support the development and growth of the sustainability-linked finance market for sovereign issuers to achieve global climate and nature goals.

VOX COP: Pierre Abadie - renewables pledge 'is big deal'

An agreement to treble investments in renewable energy and double investment in energy efficiency has made COP28 the most important UN climate summit for years, according to Pierre Abadie, group climate director at impact investor Tikehau Capital.