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People Moves, 3 May: ING, JP Morgan Asset Management, Aviva, Impax, NEST ... and more
03 May 2024 -
Proxy voting season a key opportunity to "accelerate impact", say investors
03 May 2024The proxy voting season is a "key opportunity" for investors to take action on biodiversity, members of the Finance for Biodiversity initiative have said, as it announces it will develop guidance for voting on biodiversity.
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Moody's maintains 2024 sustainable bond forecast despite strong start
03 May 2024Moody's has retained its $950 billion sustainable bond issuance forecast for 2024 despite a strong start to the year amid expectations that challenging fixed income conditions will continue to be headwind for the market to reach a new record.
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Much-criticised Green Asset Ratio 'not a complete failure', asset manager says
03 May 2024The much-criticised Green Asset Ratio (GAR) reporting indicator for banks has already helped significantly increase transparency surrounding their financing of sustainable activities, and "is not a complete failure," according to La Française Asset Management.
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Disappointing progress in tackling plastic despite solutions, says Iceberg Data Lab
03 May 2024Tackling plastics is an "achievable transformation" for the economy, but given solutions are readily available, the limited progress made so far has been "disappointing", Iceberg Data Lab has said.
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HSBC faces shareholder call for green finance transparency
03 May 2024A group of HSBC shareholders - including Royal London Asset Management, La Francaise Asset Management and Axiom Alternative Investments - has called on the bank to explain how it will meet its target to extend $1 trillion for sustainable finance.
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Loan round-up: AdaniConneX, Kordsa, REC Limited ... and more
02 May 2024 -
'Minimal additional effort' to build on ISSB to meet CSRD, says EU-ISSB guidance
02 May 2024EU companies reporting under European standards can comply with global standards "with minimal additional effort", according to the European Commission.
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Nature maturity tool launched
02 May 2024A tool to assess the 'maturity' of a company's performance on nature has been launched by NatureMetrics to help companies develop better nature strategies.
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Biodiversity resolution sees investor support at PepsiCo
02 May 2024A resolution urging PepsiCo to carry out a material biodiversity dependency and impact assessment has received support from 18% of shareholders, including some major institutional investors.