Transition

Impax acquires majority stake in Frankfurt's Bullfinch Asset

LuxSE launches transition finance gateway

ResponsAbility backs clean tech KIS Group with $23m

Alantra's Klima fund invests €23m in AI energy transition business

Japan hoping asset owners loosen mandates to invest in transition debt

International investors have not bought Japan's world first sovereign transition bonds at the rate the country hoped - partly because of restrictive mandates from asset owners, according to the head of Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency.

UN's FIT launches transition plan guide for re/insurance underwriting

The UN-convened Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) has released its inaugural guide to help re/insurers and brokers develop and disclose credible transition plans for their underwriting portfolios.

ECB adds nature-related risk reference for first time in monetary policy strategy

The European Central Bank (ECB) has identified nature degradation alongside climate risk for the first time in its monetary policy strategy, signalling that it is a topic it is monitoring for impacts on price stability in the Eurozone.

Fossil fuel underwriting curbs are effective but implementation is patchy, study shows

"We need net-zero commitments to cover your underwriting portfolios, and this should include coal and all fossil fuels," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told insurers in 2021.

Switzerland delays rules on financial institution transition planning

Treat emerging market sovereigns differently in transition investments - BlackRock

BlackRock uses a different scale for assessing progress in the climate transition of emerging market sovereigns than for developed market peers for its transition debt strategies, it said.

Guidance published for oil & gas 'methane abatement' debt financing

Fossil fuel engagement 'still worth it', says IIGCC

No transition without 'just transition', says Nomura's Mortimer

A 'just transition' is essential to achieving the Paris Agreement's climate goals, Nomura International's Jason Mortimer told attendees at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Asia 2025.

VC appetite for climate-tech continues to decline, says report

Venture capital (VC) investors remain deterred by climate technology investment opportunities, a report has found, as deal value falls for third consecutive year.

UK consults on transition plan rules, ISSB-aligned standards

The UK Government has launched consultations on mandatory transition planning, UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS) and assurance of sustainability reporting, as it aims to "secure the City of London's place as the sustainable finance capital of the world".

Investors see exclusion as doing little to reduce real world emissions, says Nordea

Institutional investors are increasingly viewing exclusion-based sustainability investing as "somewhat artificial", says Nordea Asset Management.

Strengthen blended finance for resilience, urges Zurich

Transition planning 'not a legal trap', lawyers say ahead of UK rules

The expected introduction in the UK of rules requiring the publication of climate transition plans is unlikely to increase legal risks for companies compared with existing company law, according to specialist barristers.

Nature rising on the agenda amid anti-climate and ESG rhetoric, says Aviva

Natural capital is rising on the agenda amid ongoing backlash towards climate and net-zero themes, Aviva has claimed.