Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part one
Asset owners are placing money in Paris-aligned benchmarks at a quickening rate but questioned whether they facilitate the transition. Michael Hurley reports
AlphaMundi invests in East African e-mobility
Calls for the ISSB to place greater focus on transition
Some investors argue the International Sustainability Standards Board needs to place the transition to a net zero economy at the heart of its forthcoming standards. Michael Hurley reports
Encouraging transition should be core to ISSB standards, Amundi says
Standard-setters such as the International Standards Board (ISSB) should place greater emphasis on ensuring corporate disclosure of transition plans is detailed enough to help institutional investors, according to Europe's largest asset manager.
Amundi launches €900m climate ETF
Amundi to launch ETF tracking Paris-aligned version of CAC40
Amundi is to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) replicating a new Paris-aligned version of France's CAC40.
Amundi and Reichmuth support €1.7bn solar fund
ERAFP hands SRI bond mandates to Axa IM, MSIM
Asia 'by far the most important region for the climate transition'
Asia has a key role to play in helping combat climate change, a webinar heard. Genevieve Redgrave reports
IFC readies ground-breaking emerging markets sustainability bond fund
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is preparing to finalise its innovative sustainable bond fund for emerging markets, with a new name and scaled back fundraise target.