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  • Global biodiversity credit market unlikely to look like UK's BNG market, says consultancy

    10 September 2024

    A global biodiversity credit market will come to fruition, but is unlikely to emulate the market being created under UK's pioneering Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, a consultancy has predicted.

  • Winners of the Sustainable Company Awards 2024 revealed

    10 September 2024

    The winners of the 2024 Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been unveiled, recognising best practice and innovation in corporate sustainability.

  • 'Robust escalation strategies' needed on biodiversity, says ShareAction

    10 September 2024

    Investors have been urged to tackle biodiversity risk in their portfolio in a ShareAction report, which calls for 'robust" escalation strategies, including divestment.

  • Simplify 'major source of regulatory burden' of sustainability reporting, urges Draghi report

    09 September 2024

    The EU should simplify its sustainability reporting and due diligence framework as part of efforts to rescue the bloc from economic underperformance and promote its competitiveness internationally, according to a report by Mario Draghi.

  • UK firms facing 'cliff-edge' risks of fund name rule breach given reprieve by regulator

    09 September 2024

    Fund managers struggling to meet a looming deadline to comply with UK sustainability name rules have been given an extension by their regulator.

  • SEB: 'Higher expectations' developing for SLBs

    09 September 2024

    "Higher expectations" are developing around European sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), in particular around Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, according to SEB.

  • Natural gas is flashpoint in Australian taxonomy consultation

    09 September 2024

    Disagreements over whether gas should be included in Australia's taxonomy of sustainable finance activities have been exposed by responses to a consultation.

  • Reform of international financial architecture gaining momentum before COP29, Aviva says

    09 September 2024

    Calls to reform the international financial architecture to better support the achievement of the Paris Agreement goals are growing louder, as countries prepare for COP29 and their next round of climate targets, according to Aviva Investors.

  • EXCLUSIVE: M&G to rebrand climate solutions fund as biodiversity

    06 September 2024

    M&G Investments is rebranding its climate solutions fund as a nature and biodiversity fund, as it looks to capitalise on growing interest in the theme, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Pearson issues second £350m 'education' social bond

    06 September 2024

    Publishing and services firm Pearson has raised £350 million ($460 million) from its second education-focused social bond, helping alleviate a lack of sterling-denominated sustainable bond supply.