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  • Sustainable funds grow globally despite regional outflows

    30 May 2023

    While global sustainable assets continued to rise, large outflows in many regions slowed the global pace of investment in the first quarter of 2023.

  • China legacy green bond 'common ground taxonomy' relabelling due soon

    26 May 2023

    The China Green Finance Committee is preparing to publish its methodology for relabelling existing Chinese green bonds as being in alignment with the 'common ground taxonomy' (CGT) in a "couple of months' time".

  • Impact investors seek contribution, not 'additionality'

    26 May 2023

    Impact investors increasingly define the outcomes of their investments in terms of 'contribution' to positive impact, rather than seeking to define the difference they make using the divisive term 'additionality', a webinar heard.

  • Sustainable bond market risks fragmentation amid 'regulatory overload'

    25 May 2023

    By Ahren Lester at the ICMA AGM in Paris

  • Sumitomo Mitsui to begin voting against boards on ESG issues

    25 May 2023

    Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management will for the first time vote against boards that have failed to take action on ESG issues, following six years of engagement with company management.

  • Just Energy Transition Partnerships 'ready for investment'

    24 May 2023

    From Genevieve Redgrave at the Net Zero Delivery Summit

  • 'Just transition' guidance issued to harness trillions in investment

    24 May 2023

    Guidance for fund managers on how to invest in a 'just transition' to net zero has been published, with the aim of harnessing trillions of dollars to support social objectives linked to the transition.

  • Ground-breaking PRI sovereign investor engagement initiative expands

    24 May 2023

    More investors have been asked to join a ground-breaking collaborative fixed income investor engagement initiative for sovereign issuers coordinated by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).