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  • NY fund invests $2bn in FTSE TPI climate index

    10 December 2021

    The New York State Common Retirement Fund will invest $2 billion in a FTSE Russell and Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) index focused on the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • 250 Asia-Pacific ESG funds launched since January

    10 December 2021

    At least 250 ESG funds were launched in the Asia Pacific between January 2020 and Autumn (Q3) 2021, as interest from institutional investors and retail investors has grown rapidly.

  • Tesla leads the E&S race among carmakers, says Moody's

    09 December 2021

    Tesla was the best performing automaker with regards to both environmental and social risks, according to credit rating agency Moody's.

  • NZAOA has 'low' climate voting transparency

    09 December 2021

    Several members of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) lack transparency when it comes to their proxy votes cast on climate-related proposals, academics have said.

  • ELFA calls for ESG data scale-up across leveraged loans

    07 December 2021

    The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) has found that environmental, social and governance (ESG) data vendor coverage is "severely lacking" for leveraged loans and high yield bonds, compared to investment grade companies.

  • Green bond issuers urged to disclose absolute carbon emissions

    07 December 2021

    The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has urged green bond issuers to begin disclosing the absolute carbon emissions...

  • 1.5% of companies make CDP climate 'A List'

    07 December 2021

    Out of 13,126 companies making disclosures on climate change, only 200 have made the CDP's 'A List' for climate change (1.5%) this year.

  • UK sustainability disclosure rules will be 'quite different' from EU

    02 December 2021

    Early indications are that UK sustainability disclosure rules will diverge from those in the EU - but one expert warns compatibility must be ensured. Ahren Lester reports

  • Science Based Targets initiative welcomes first Russian financial firm

    30 November 2021

    Tinkoff has become the first Russian financial firm to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) ahead of setting its own Paris Agreement-aligned climate targets.

  • Swiss transparency requirements would 'avoid greenwashing'

    29 November 2021

    Suggested minimum transparency requirements for the sustainable financial products of asset managers have been published by two Swiss financial organisations.