ESG news round-up: BMO secures engagement mandate, NextEnergy makes maiden Portuguese investment, IETA urges UK ETS and more

Account for nature on balance sheets, says Sustainable Markets Initiative

The public and private sectors have been encouraged to account for nature as an asset by the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) to deliver more accurate balance sheet information.

UN Principles for Responsible Banking cuts reporting requirements

Generate Capital secures $1.2bn credit facility for transition investments

NextEnergy UK solar fund acquires latest asset

COP29: Sweden pushes forward on Article 6.2

Sweden has signed bilateral agreements on emissions trading with Nepal and Zambia as part of the Article 6.2 mechanism of the Paris Agreement as COP29 comes to a close.