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Judging the credibility of transition plans, part one

Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

UK sovereign wealth fund aims to crowd-in £20bn of private capital

The UK government has confirmed plans to launch a sovereign wealth fund, with aims to attract £20 billion ($26 billion) of private funding towards green infrastructure.

Aviva calls for NDCs to become national transition plans

Countries preparing their next set of climate targets should use it as an opportunity to prepare comprehensive, national climate transition plans that can plug into those being used by financial institutions, Aviva has urged.

ISSB tie-up with TPT sees it join crowded field of transition planning guidance

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will provide guidance on climate transition planning following an agreement to "assume responsibility for" the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT)'s disclosure-specific materials.

CGF, Eurazeo, Aviva lead £6m in UK clean heat developer

Aviva lends £65m debt package to UK electric bus business

Client demand fuelling sustainability-focused fund launches, Aviva Investors finds

Greater appetite for climate change-themed strategies has led to more sustainability-focused fund launches over the past year, according to new research by Aviva Investors.

People Moves, 10 May: Aviva, DBS, New Forests, Länsförsakringär, ING ... and more

People Moves, 3 May: ING, JP Morgan Asset Management, Aviva, Impax, NEST ... and more

Nature risks bigger threat to the economy than Global Financial Crisis, warns GFI

Nature risks could cause more damage to the UK economy than the Global Financial Crisis, the Green Finance Institute has said, warning that large UK financial institutions are also not doing enough to mitigate the risks in their portfolio.