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Climate resilience a key theme for 2023, says BlackRock

Climate resilience is likely to be a key driver for investors in 2023, and continue to have significant implications for thematic investing, BlackRock has said.

Mirova plans $500m blended finance emerging markets renewables fund

Impact specialist Mirova said it expects "very soon" to reach a first close on a blended finance fund that will invest in renewable energy in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Rathbone GI: UK environment plan needs private nature finance

The UK government should accompany its Environmental Improvement Plan with commitments to scaling private finance in nature, an executive at Rathbone Greenbank Investments has said.

Nature credits 'risk greenwashing of tremendous proportions'

The development of a nature credits framework by Verra has triggered a debate on their tradability and credibility.

Bond round-up: Nissan, yen sustainable bond spotlight, Telefonica, PNC ... and more

Poor data driving emerging- and developed-market ESG fund divide, says report

Emerging markets-focused sustainable funds in the EU are 'disadvantaged' by unusable data, a report has found.

EU Green Bond Standard 'tax haven' ban deal struck

A deal around the proposed ban of issuers from 'tax haven' jurisdictions from issuing bonds under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) has been struck, according to a source.

Mirova plans new agro-forestry fund

Mirova is planning to launch a second version of its pioneering Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) fund, and hopes to raise as much as $500 million, Environmental Finance has learned

LSTA readies sustainability-linked loan drafting guidance

Guidance for drafting sustainability-linked loan (SLL) documents from the Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA) is expected to be finalised this month, including specific provisions around so-called 'sleeping SLLs'

Moody's: Sustainable bonds to secure 'record' 15% market share in 2023

Moody's Investors Service said a fresh trillion-dollar record for sustainable bond issuance in 2023 is "unlikely," but sustainable bonds are forecast to surpass their record-breaking market share set in 2022