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- Policy & Disclosure
EU Platform, Eurosif urge EFRAG to drop mixed approach in non-EU ESRS
The option would let large non-EU companies report non-climate impacts on EU sales and operations alone from 2029.
- Enforcement
RepRisk finds biodiversity overtakes carbon in greenwashing risk
Greenwashing incidents rose 112% from 2022 to 2026.
- Transition Finance
Deutsche Bank reports €32 billion in Q3 sustainable finance
Third-quarter volumes rose 42% year over year, leaving €345 billion to raise against the bank's €900 billion 2030 target.
- The Wrap
Tropical Forest Finance Facility seeks $100bn from bond investors
The facility has $7.8 billion in sovereign backing toward a $125 billion target, including a $500 million pledge from the Netherlands at COP17.
- Products
Catholic sisters anchor Charism Capital's $25 million first close
Catholic sisters supplied the anchor for the faith-based vehicle's $25 million first close, ImpactAlpha reported.
- The Wrap
Impact investing assets under management reach $1.8 trillion
A biannual industry survey reports two years of growth in the asset class, according to ImpactAlpha.
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- Transition Finance
TFFF has $7.8bn sovereign backing for $125bn target
The Netherlands pledged $500 million at COP17; the facility seeks $100 billion from private bond investors.
- Enforcement
RepRisk logs 1,594 greenwashing-linked companies, up 28%
Transition-linked sectors added 11.4 percentage points to their share of greenwashing incidents over five years while oil and gas lost 4.9 points, RepRisk finds.
- Policy & Disclosure
Singapore limits Scope 2 REC claims to grid-supplied power
Updated SS 673 standard accepts certificates from Singapore generation and approved import projects physically connected to the grid.
- Transition Finance
Iberdrola raises $1.6 billion in first U.S. green bond sale since 2009
Two $800 million tranches at 5.40% and 5.85% drew more than $5 billion of orders to fund transmission and renewables.
- Transition Finance
Masdar raises $600 million in first blue bond at AA-
The five-year deal drew a $1.5 billion order book and funds offshore wind and floating solar under an updated framework, per Masdar.
- Who's investing
EIF commits €30 million to PureTerra water-tech fund
ImpactAlpha ties the pledge to strained European water supplies.
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- Policy & Disclosure
15 institutions urge ISSB to make nature reporting mandatory
The signatories, including Federated Hermes and Rabobank, say a voluntary practice statement risks fragmented disclosures across jurisdictions.
- Transition Finance
EIB will double adaptation finance target to €30 billion
The five-year lending plan sets no annual milestones or EU-country split.
- Transition Finance
Masdar agrees to buy 550+ MW Greek solar project from Lightsource bp
The deal includes two privately owned substations and planned battery storage, with completion expected by the end of this year pending Greek approval.
- Transition Finance
BlackRock-owned Akaysha refinances four batteries with A$1.75bn
Eleven commercial banks split 5-, 7- and 10-year facilities, folding four project loans into one structure that Akaysha says adds flexibility for a 6 GW pipeline.
- Policy & Disclosure
GHG Protocol to delay stricter Scope 2 rule; 82% report low support
Only 12% of companies backed hourly matching and 19% backed the deliverability test, the consultation found.
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- Enforcement
Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone agree to change bottle recycling labels
Coca-Cola closed its dialogue in June 2025, Nestlé in February 2026 and Danone this month.
- The Wrap
JPMorgan widens what counts toward its $2.5 trillion green goal
The bank reported $217 billion of sustainable-development financing in 2025 and a 2035 target to cut its power portfolio's carbon intensity by 79%.
- The Wrap
HKEX opens green label with a 50% revenue test
Companies must keep fossil-fuel revenue and investment below 5%, requalify annually, and be assessed by HKEX-approved reviewers.
- Products
Deetken Impact reaches $100M first close
The $100 million is a first close, not final fund size, ImpactAlpha reports.
- The Wrap
EIB commits at least €30 billion to climate adaptation by 2030
The 2026–2030 plan doubles the financing pace and pairs blended finance with risk-sharing tools.
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- Policy & Disclosure
EU Parliament backs delay to methane import rules to May 2031
The compliance deadline would move to May 31, 2031 from January 1, 2027, but EU governments must still agree the final date.
- Policy & Disclosure
ISSB proposes nature-related disclosures under IFRS S1 with no effective date
Consultation runs to 19 February 2027; companies could claim compliance with ISSB Standards without following the proposed Practice Statement.
- Policy & Disclosure
HKEX opens Green Equity applications for Hong Kong-listed companies
The voluntary designation is assessed by HKEX-approved Recognised Reviewers and requires annual reassessment; ESG News did not report application costs or assessment timelines.
- Transition Finance
European Investment Bank commits at least €30bn to climate adaptation by 2030
The 2026–2030 plan doubles the bank's financing pace and includes blended finance and risk-sharing tools to mobilise private capital.
- The Wrap
AIIB commits up to $100 million to TPG's Global South climate strategy
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is putting $50 million into the fund and up to $50 million more into co-investments in a strategy targeting $2.5 billion.
- Transition Finance
GM Ventures leads $108m Series B into Peak Energy's sodium-ion storage
The company says the funds will scale domestic manufacturing, fill more than $1 billion in existing orders and push its passively cooled systems into data-center power.
- Who's investing
Net Zero Investor index links revised emissions targets to transition investing plans
The pilot index covers 22 asset owners split between reducing financed emissions and financing reduced emissions.
- The Wrap
Citi structures $72 million note tied to Applied Carbon biochar credits
Nuveen participated in the transaction, announced October 22.
- Policy & Disclosure
ISSB publishes first nature-related disclosure draft as non-mandatory practice statement
The consultation asks whether nature-related content should become a standalone mandatory standard, the ISSB says.
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- Transition Finance
UK government announces £2bn Energy Wealth Fund backed by North Sea tax
Announced the same day as Jackdaw gas field approval, the fund will sit alongside Great British Energy and the National Wealth Fund.
- Policy & Disclosure
HKEX launches voluntary Green Equity label with 50% revenue test
Eligibility also requires less than 5% fossil fuel revenue and investment, with the mark subject to annual reassessment.
- Policy & Disclosure
Canada taxonomy council publishes final methodology, leaves abatement measures for research
The voluntary framework sets green and transition categories; criteria for electricity, buildings, transportation, mining, manufacturing and forestry/agriculture are scheduled by the end of 2027.
- Transition Finance
Citi closes $72 million carbon removal-linked note for Texas biochar project
Investors forgo a conventional coupon for payments tied to credits the project issues and delivers; Nuveen participated.
- Products
Ara closes $2.5bn conventional-energy fund as Blackstone hits $8.7bn hard cap
The pool combines $1.8bn of fund commitments with $700m of co-investment, while Blackstone's energy transition fund closed more than 50% above its predecessor.
- Who's investing
FTSE Russell survey: 51% of asset owners apply sustainability to over half their assets
The ninth annual poll of 402 asset owners in 24 countries found 11% apply sustainability across their entire portfolio, up from 0% in 2025.
- Transition Finance
Ara Partners closes $2.5 billion conventional-energy fund
The inaugural pool combines $1.8 billion of fund commitments and $700 million of co-investment for power, biofuels and fuel distribution assets.
- The Wrap
EU Innovation Fund awards €3.4bn of ETS revenue to 77 net-zero projects
Twelve large-scale projects take nearly half the award, and small modular nuclear and direct air capture projects are firsts for the fund.
- Policy & Disclosure
Canadian taxonomy council keeps green and transition labels, defers oil-and-gas abatement category
The council said it had insufficient information to include or exclude the oil-and-gas abatement category; research begins in 2027.