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NBIM divests from three companies for 'biodiversity risk'

Norges Bank Investment Management has divested from three companies because of biodiversity risk, as it looks to scale up active engagement on nature-related themes.

Bond round-up: IBRD, UK, CaixaBank and ... more

Jefferies pinpoints key flood solution companies for investment

Jefferies has identified which companies investors should be looking at for opportunities in engineered and nature-based flood solutions, warning that floods are becoming an increasingly material risk.

$1trn, again: Record sustainable bond issuance forecast for 2024

Sustainable bond issuance is forecast to see $1 trillion dollar of issuance in 2024, for the first time since the record-breaking total in 2021, according to Environmental Finance Data (EF Data).

'Pretty poor' 2023 for sustainability-linked leveraged loans

2023 was a "pretty poor" year for European sustainability-linked leverage loan deals as borrowers and investors avoided the instrument, according to Fitch Solutions-owned Covenant Review.

'Ground-breaking' FMLC report classifies fiduciary duty for pension funds

The Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) has issued a report intended to provided clarity on how climate and sustainability considerations can be integrated by pension fund fiduciaries.

US West Coast insurers face up to $40bn in climate-related losses

An analysis of the investments of insurers licensed in the US West Coast has found climate change could create losses of up to $40 billion for their corporate bond portfolios.

Sustainable bond fund universe expands to more than 100

A spate of fund launches pushed the number of vehicles specialising in labelled sustainable bonds past the 100 mark, research by Environmental Finance has revealed.

NBIM creates net zero target tracker to bolster climate engagement

The manager of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund has said it will step up scrutiny of companies' net zero plans and push them to meet climate targets, as it revealed new ways it will track net zero targets and the impact of its own climate engagement.

Investment groups urge EU to delay changes to SFDR

European investment groups have urged the European Commission to delay proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), as they warned of a risk to investor confidence in the regime and to the reliability of disclosures.