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Barclays: UK 'Sustainability Improvers' fund label risks being 'catch-all'

The 'Sustainability Improvers' label under the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) voluntary fund labelling rules risks being a "catch-all" investment category, warned Barclays.

Winners of the 2023 Impact Awards revealed

The winners of Environmental Finance's 2023 Impact Awards have been announced.

Abris sells toilet roll maker to Partners Group

SGX: 'Uneven' Singapore climate disclosures a 'reality check'

Climate-related disclosures by Singapore-listed firms remain "uneven" after the recent roll-out of requirements by the Singapore Exchange (SGX), but the stock exchange hopes data from the first round of reporting will spur improvement.

Abris-backed Scanmed acquired Polish outpatient clinics

Columbia Threadneedle upgrades SFDR status of ten funds

Columbia Threadneedle Investments has upgraded ten of its funds under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) - two to Article 9 and eight to Article 8.

Moody's launches corporate net-zero assessment scores

Moody's Investors Service has published a framework for its net-zero assessments (NZAs) for corporates, which scores their contribution to global climate goals.

Corporate transition finance framework 'common ground' project launched

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has published an initial mapping of transition finance frameworks as part of a collaborative project to "demystify" the topic for corporates amid a proliferation of frameworks.

DIF and EDF acquire Norwegian ferry operator from Vision Ridge

PKA ploughs $1bn into total return swaps based on Osmosis index