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VIDEO: What is next on the ESG horizon for Toyota?

Speaking at our ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference in September, Adam Stam, National Manager - Secured Funding at Toyota Motor Credit Corporation explains what projects Toyota is working on and how these relate to social and sustainability bonds and what is next on their ESG horizon.

‘World-leading’ UK Stewardship Code aims for greenwashing crackdown

Demographic trends pose risks to sovereign creditworthiness

Demographic trends are one of 15 factors considered by Fitch in its ESG relevance scores. Ed Parker explains

Fishing and sustainability data added to Bloomberg terminals

Bloomberg will host sustainability data from NGO Global Fishing Watch (GFW) on its terminals.

Insurers and pension funds plan increase in real asset holdings

European insurance companies and pension funds expect to increase their allocations to real assets over the next 12 months and 90% say environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues will be an important consideration in these investments.

CDP maps its data and tools onto EU sustainable finance measures

CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) has issued guidance to help investors, policy-makers and others implement various measures called for under the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance.

Spain's ICO to join Clean Oceans Initiative

Spanish development bank, Instituto de Credito Oficial, has commitment to join the Clean Oceans Initiative which aims to finance €2 billion ($2.2 billion) of projects targeting marine pollution, particularly plastic waste.

NBIM criticises PRI over its focus on impact reporting

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has criticised the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) for making impact reporting "a de facto seventh principle".

NGFS publishes portfolio management guide for central banks

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has published a portfolio management guide for central banks.

BNP Paribas Asset Management appointed by Nest to manage private credit portfolio

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has been appointed to manage a diversified private credit portfolio on behalf of Nest, a UK-based workplace pension scheme.