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  • France moves closer to requiring 'say on climate' transition plans

    12 July 2023

    Companies listed in France would be required to give investors a 'say on climate' transition plans and their implementation, under plans set to be discussed in Parliament this month.

  • Video: ESG data needs for TimesSquare Capital Management

  • Cibus-managed fund to deploy $200m to glasshouse food growers

    11 July 2023

    A Cibus-managed fund aims to deploy $200 million via a platform it has set up to invest in fruit and vegetable growers using sustainable glasshouses, Environmental Finance understands.

  • US investors expect ISSB alignment, despite ESG backlash

    11 July 2023

    Many investors in North America expect the market to align with the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) climate and sustainability standards, despite the growing ESG backlash in the US.

  • NBIM tells EU to change course on mandatory ESRS climate, social disclosure

    11 July 2023

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) said the European Commission should change plans to make some key climate and social corporate disclosure standards voluntary rather than mandatory.

  • Unlisted renewables to get boost from UK pensions initiative, Aegon says

    11 July 2023

    Renewable energy investments are likely to be the target of UK pension funds seeking to up the proportion of their investments in unlisted equities, according to the CIO of Aegon.

  • Better data 'will unlock insurance and investment in natural capital projects'

    11 July 2023

    A lack of timely and reliable data has deterred investment in, and insurance of, nature-related projects, the head of a nature technology collective has claimed.

  • UK pensions reforms to unlock billions for climate investments, CIOs say

    11 July 2023

    Nine of the UK's largest pension schemes have signed up to a voluntary initiative to boost investment in unlisted equities, which CIOs have said could catalyse big investments in areas including climate-related technologies.

  • Video: Felipe Gordillo on the real challenges of ESG data transparency

  • 'Others will follow' innovative Heathrow Scope 3 sustainability-linked bond

    10 July 2023

    A banker involved in the ground-breaking Heathrow Airport sustainability-linked bond (SLB) predicted that other high-emitting sectors will follow its lead on Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets.