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Vasakronan seals EuGB double in quick succession

Property firm and green bond pioneer Vasakronan became the first Swedish issuer of a European Green Bond (EuGB) - before quickly returning to the market with its second deal days later, raising a cumulative SEK2.8 billion ($296 million).

AP7 backs Vonovia social bond in support of 'increasingly important tool'

German property firm Vonovia has raised SEK1 billion ($107 million) from a social bond that was solely backed by AP7 as the Swedish pension fund looks to ramp up investment in sustainable bonds.

Addressing the hidden water footprint of data and AI

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

COP16: $2.5trn investor group urges governments to step up on biodiversity

Investors representing $2.5 trillion assets under management have urged governments to take more ambitious action on biodiversity at COP16, including introducing mandatory nature disclosures.

Addressing PFAS: Solutions to the forever challenge

The urgent need to detect, treat and destroy 'forever chemicals' in the world's water is creating investment opportunities that are broader and more valuable than many appreciate, write Lisa Beauvilain, Johan Florén and Justin Winter

Water quality: a critical pillar of biodiversity

Tighter regulation could help investors improve water quality and tackle biodiversity loss, write Lisa Beauvilain and Johan Florén

Investors target Volkswagen for climate lobbying

Seven European investors have co-filed a shareholder resolution with Volkswagen for "trailing behind its peers" to report its climate lobbying, after more than three years of dialogue with the car company.

$14trn investor group pushes for AGM vote on 'net zero' claims

A group of 53 investors with a combined $14 trillion of assets under management has called for new climate-related corporate governance measures, including an annual general meeting (AGM) vote on corporate 'net zero' transition plans.

News round-up: Barclays, Brazil and USS

LGIM, AP7 call on Brazil to protect Amazon