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- Sustainable Finance
IFC invests CLP 23 billion in Copeval bond for farmer finance
The IFC invested CLP 23 billion in a securitized bond by Copeval, Chile's largest agricultural input distributor, to extend pre-harvest financing to over 50,000 farmers, 99% of them SMEs. The blended …
- Sustainable Finance
180 financial institutions managing $17.2 trillion back plastic treaty
A coalition of 180 financial institutions managing $17.2 trillion in assets signed the Finance Statement on Plastic Pollution, urging governments to adopt a binding global treaty addressing the full l…
- Climate & Nature
European Commission adopts Ocean Pact with legislative Ocean Act by 2027
The European Commission formally adopted the European Ocean Pact, a framework consolidating EU ocean policies around six priority themes and to be operationalised through a legislative Ocean Act expec…
- Sustainable Finance
EU unveils International Digital Strategy with Digital Partnership Network
The European Commission and High Representative unveiled the EU's International Digital Strategy, creating a Digital Partnership Network and an EU Tech Business Offer pooling public and private invest…
- Sustainable Finance
European Commission launches customs-data import surveillance tool against trade diversion
The European Commission introduced an import surveillance tool using customs data to detect trade diversion and sudden import surges redirected into the EU single market. The data-led trade-defence me…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Approves Adipic Acid Protocols and ERS as Seventh CCP-Eligible Program
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has approved two adipic acid nitrous oxide abatement methodologies and earlier versions of the TPDDTEC clean cookstove methodology, completing its…
- Sustainable Finance
IFC and FirstRand establish ZAR 1.8 billion SME risk-sharing facility
The IFC and South Africa's FirstRand Bank established a risk-sharing facility in May 2025 covering 50% of credit risk on a loan portfolio up to ZAR 1.8 billion (about $99 million) for climate-smart an…
- Sustainable Finance
European Commission launches EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy across five pillars
The European Commission launched the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, branded Choose Europe to Start and Scale, structured around five pillars including a proposed European 28th Regime and a Scaleup E…
- Climate & Nature
Study finds urban heat island intensity rising 0.021 degrees Celsius annually
A study in npj Urban Sustainability found surface urban heat island intensity is increasing 0.021 degrees Celsius annually, intensifying faster in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The findings …
- Sustainable Finance
EU and OLADE sign MOU to advance clean energy transition
The EU and the Latin American Energy Organisation (OLADE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency cooperation, conferring permanent observer status on the…
- Sustainable Finance
Toronto Stock Exchange launches five-year Canada Climate Week Xchange
The Toronto Stock Exchange launched the Canada Climate Week Xchange, a five-year initiative uniting stakeholders to support Canada's greenhouse-gas reduction goals by 2030 and align listed companies w…
- Sustainable Finance
Ethiopia commissions piped water system serving over 24,000 residents
Ethiopia, with the World Bank and CIWA, commissioned the Adami Tesso and Kumato Rural Piped Water Supply System under the Horn of Africa Groundwater for Resilience Project, delivering water to over 24…
- Climate & Nature
Chile secures $150 million World Bank loan for social protection reform
Chile launched a social protection reform backed by a US$150 million World Bank loan expected to benefit approximately 2.2 million people, embedding climate resilience and gender equity into its safet…
- Sustainable Finance
European Commission adopts four acts implementing Net-Zero Industry Act
The European Commission adopted four secondary legislative acts and one Communication to implement the Net-Zero Industry Act, including non-price auction criteria applying to 30% of auctioned volumes …
- Sustainable Finance
British Business Bank invests £40 million in £81.5 million Evolution Fund
The British Business Bank announced a £40 million investment in the £81.5 million Evolution Fund managed by Frontier Development Capital to expand flexible debt financing for SMEs across the Midlands …
- Sustainable Finance
IFC and Nedbank launch $200 million green building finance partnership
The IFC extended a $200 million senior loan to Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking to finance EDGE-certified green buildings across South Africa, with at least half of residential funds for affor…
- Sustainable Finance
World Bank endorses 2026-2031 Philippines Country Partnership Framework
The World Bank Group endorsed a six-year Country Partnership Framework with the Philippines covering 2026 to 2031, prioritising human capital, inclusive job creation, and resilience to climate and eco…
- Sustainable Finance
IFC lends €20 million to Mikrofin for women-led and green finance
The IFC extended a €20 million loan to Mikrofin, Bosnia and Herzegovina's largest microfinance institution, directing at least 50% to women-led micro and small enterprises and 25% to emissions-reducti…
- Sustainable Finance
Africa CDC and IFRC renew MoU for health resilience cooperation
Africa CDC and the IFRC signed a renewed three-year Memorandum of Understanding at the 78th World Health Assembly to strengthen epidemic preparedness, legal frameworks, and community-led health delive…
- Sustainable Finance
EU 2025 Blue Economy Report shows 4.82 million jobs in 2022
The European Commission's 2025 Blue Economy Report recorded 4.82 million jobs and near EUR 890 billion turnover in 2022, with offshore wind reaching 18.9 gigawatts across 11 member states. The finding…
- Sustainable Finance
India Exim Bank sanctions ₹1.39 lakh crore loans in FY2024-25
India's Export-Import Bank sanctioned fresh loans of ₹1,39,871 crore in FY2024-25, lifting its loan portfolio 18% while issuing two sustainable bonds under its ESG Framework. The results signal deeper…
- Climate & Nature
UAE issues climate law guidance for high-emitters before 2025 deadline
The UAE issued regulatory guidance for its 2024 Federal Decree-Law on climate change, effective May 30 2025, requiring entities emitting 500,000 tonnes or more CO2-equivalent annually to register and …
- Climate & Nature
Study finds Switzerland net-zero plan shifts environmental burdens abroad
A study in Communications Earth & Environment found that Switzerland's net-zero domestic energy system displaces significant environmental and social burdens to resource-extraction regions in the Glob…
- Sustainable Finance
IFC invests $5 million equity in immersive content platform VUZ
The IFC committed a $5 million equity investment in VUZ, an AR and VR immersive content platform, as part of a $12 million Pre-Series C round to expand creative jobs across emerging markets. The deal …