Climate & environment

EM sustainable bond issuance has fallen by double digits year-on-year in the first half of 2025, down 33%, according to S&P Global Ratings.

The facility, backed by European impact investors, will be used by QNB Leasing to provide finance for clean energy projects, micro and small companies and sustainable economic development.

The financing supports the construction of four solar parks with a total capacity of 329 megawatts by renewable energy developer Sunly.

The fund will focus on companies across sectors aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with over 90% of revenues expected to be SDG-aligned.

The funding marks British International Investment’s first climate-directed debt facility in Vietnam, aimed at helping the country achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. 

Existing  investors include pension funds, Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation, private banks and wealth managers. Plus, UK’s Smart Pension invests in Octopus Energy Generation. 

Renalfa IPP has closed a financing deal from investors to build out renewable energy capacity across Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and North Macedonia.

In its latest impact report, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) explores the dilemma AI’s rapid expansion poses to impact investors.

Countries that are not committed to combating climate change are acting in violation of international law. That’s according to a ruling by the judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague last week.

Malaysia’s largest sector pension fund KWAP is providing an initial investment of around €100m to the fund, which is seeking to raise capital from other institutional investors.