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  • Franklin Templeton launches two ESG-focused ETFs

    15 April 2025

    Franklin Templeton has added two sustainability-focused index-tracking exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its range.

  • ESMA recommends cutbacks to ESG disclosures for benchmarks

    09 April 2025

    Sustainability-related disclosures by providers of investment benchmarks should be cut to "reduce burden for administrators", the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has said.

  • Addressing the hidden water footprint of data and AI

    21 March 2025

    Rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is indirectly driving soaring water consumption by data centres, write Lisa Beauvilain, Matthew Wright & Johan Florén

  • Mirova acquires 250MW Italian renewable energy platform

    20 March 2025
  • Biodiversity funds underperform in 2024 market rally

    25 February 2025

    Biodiversity funds continued to lag their benchmarks in 2024, reports Genevieve Redgrave

  • Why is it so difficult to raise capital for the world's biggest economic opportunity?

    20 February 2025

    The Clean Growth Fund's Beverley Gower-Jones explains the challenges of raising capital for the next generation of UK climate tech companies. Rob Langston reports

  • Valuations are at rock bottom, says WHEB

    13 February 2025

    Impact stocks are currently trading at attractive valuations, presenting a buying opportunity, WHEB Asset Management has claimed.

  • Foresight acquires impact investor WHEB

    28 January 2025

    Foresight Group has acquired London-based impact investor WHEB Aset Management for an undisclosed amount, in a deal that it says will reinforce its position as "a leader in impact investing in public markets".

  • BlackRock launches fund with SDR label

    17 January 2025

    BlackRock has launched its first fund to have a label under the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) regime.

  • More 'honesty' needed about biodiversity funds, says AXA IM

    09 January 2025

    Investors are increasingly interested in the market's largest biodiversity strategy but better labelling guidelines is required, Anna Väänänen tells Genevieve Redgrave