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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…
27 May 2025
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 …
22 May 2025
The European Commission's February 2025 Omnibus package defers CSRD reporting by two years to 2028 and proposes excluding 80% of currently covered entities. The reforms reshape EU sustainability discl…
22 May 2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $19 million for 23 projects across three Long Island towns under the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward programs, targeting housing, infrastruct…
21 May 2025
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market published the first report from its Continuous Improvement Work Programmes, examining approaches to managing permanence — the assurance that carbo…
21 May 2025
French automotive supplier Valeo raised €650 million through a green bond maturing 20 May 2031 with a 5.125% coupon to finance low-carbon mobility and vehicle electrification. The issuance reflects ho…
17 May 2025
Royal Philips raised €1 billion through an oversubscribed green bond offering under its EMTN programme, with two €500 million tranches maturing in 2030 and 2035 to fund green projects and debt repayme…
17 May 2025
The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance and the SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance have released a joint framework for integrating urban priorities into country platforms, the nationa…
15 May 2025
India's Ministry of Finance released a draft framework for a national Climate Finance Taxonomy to classify investments aligned with climate goals and curb greenwashing. The taxonomy will shape how Ind…
10 May 2025
The US SEC approved the Green Impact Exchange, the nation's first stock exchange focused exclusively on sustainability, targeting an early 2026 launch. The move signals continued institutional demand …
18 Apr 2025
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has announced the new cohort of 28 Expert Panel members for the 2025 to 2028 term, appointing Jessica Wade-Murphy de Jiménez as a new Co-Chair alo…
7 Apr 2025
ING became the first global systemically important bank to have its financed-emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative under its Financial Institutions Near-term Cr…
3 Apr 2025
China launched its first sovereign green bond, a 6 billion yuan ($825 million) issuance on the London Stock Exchange, to finance its transition toward carbon neutrality by 2060. The debut intensifies …
3 Apr 2025
Norway's $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund, managed by NBIM, acquired a 49% stake in two offshore wind projects in Denmark and Germany from RWE for €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion). The deal signals deep…
2 Apr 2025
UpEnergy issued Africa's first electric cooking carbon credits, certified under Gold Standard's metered methodology for real-time tracking of energy use and emissions reductions. The milestone advance…
12 Mar 2025
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has approved three clean cookstove methodologies and one household biodigester methodology under its Core Carbon Principles framework, subject to …
7 Mar 2025
Columbia University's Climate School, with Columbia Business School, launched the first American master's degree in climate finance, welcoming its first cohort this fall. The one-year program addresse…
11 Feb 2025
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market described 2024 as a pivotal year, with all the largest independent carbon-crediting programmes now eligible to use the CCP label and the first CCP…
19 Dec 2024
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market responded to public dissent from former Expert Panel members over its decision to approve three REDD+ methodologies, stating that disagreement amo…
13 Dec 2024
Cities across Asia Pacific disclosed 169 climate-related projects collectively valued at nearly US$10 billion through the CDP-ICLEI Track system in 2022, with 169 of those projects reported as seeking…
12 Dec 2024
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has approved Isometric as its sixth CCP-Eligible carbon crediting program and simultaneously approved VCS VM0047, the first afforestation, refores…
12 Dec 2024
A total of 636 cities across 86 countries disclosed 2,346 climate infrastructure projects valued at US$146 billion in 2023, with US$65 billion in investment being actively sought through CDP-ICLEI Tra…
12 Dec 2024
Cities across the Asia Pacific region disclosed 277 climate infrastructure projects worth US$18.4 billion in 2023, seeking US$8.2 billion in investment through CDP-ICLEI Track. The region, responsible…
12 Dec 2024
The Science Based Targets initiative's Net-Zero Standard, released in October 2021, clarifies how companies can use carbon credits as a complement to — not a substitute for — deep emissions reductions…
12 Dec 2024
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