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'Strong ESG rating helps' Africa's biggest renewables deal

The process of securing Africa's biggest renewable energy deal was smoothed by the company being acquired having an outstanding ESG rating, it was claimed.

EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries

Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023.

Indian stock exchange gets approval for 'social' segment

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has received regulatory approval to launch a Social Stock Exchange (SSE) to help enterprises finance social initiatives, including through pay-for-success Development Impact Bonds (DIBs).

'Our role in the transition goes beyond labelled bonds'

Luxembourg Stock Exchange has a role to play in providing transparency on net zero plans, its CEO Julie Becker tells Peter Cripps

Private equity ESG Data Convergence Initiative appoints BCG

'Article 9' sustainable funds attracted €26bn in 2022

Osmosis wins $4.5bn mandate, as market shifts away from 'one size fits all' approach to ESG

A specialist environmental asset manager has won one of the biggest ever ESG mandates, in a $4.5 billion deal that signals the market is moving away from "one size fits all" approach to sustainability funds.

BlackRock: 2022 figures show sustainable ETFs 'coming of age'

Sustainable exchange-traded funds (ETFs) secured more than half of total ETF industry net inflows in 2022 amid challenging markets, a trend BlackRock said shows they are "coming of age".

Investors 'could be forced to sell impact funds in 2023, creating buyer's market'

Stakes in impact funds will come up for sale this year as pension funds and other asset owners are forced to sell early, following the market ructions of the past year,...

General Atlantic's climate solutions fund raises $3.5bn