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Food systems: Investment risk and opportunity, Part one

Moving to more sustainable food production is necessary to cut GHG emissions and biodiversity loss - but assessing risk and opportunity can be hard, Michael Hurley writes

News round-up: Impax, NZAOA, Credit Suisse and Aviva

Aviva Investors creates SONIA and ESG-linked interest rate swap repack

Sustainability-linked bond step-ups need to be 'more material' for firms

The coupon step-ups associated with sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) need to be "more material" for firms than is demonstrated by current market practice, according to Aviva Investors.

Credit investors must drive ESG differentiation as post-QE influence grows

The differentiation in the credit spread performance between environmental, social and governance (ESG) leaders and laggards is currently limited, but Aviva Investors expects this to increase as quantitative easing (QE) programmes wind down.

News round-up: Aviva, S&P, Germany

Aviva launches Climate Transition Global Credit Fund

Banks with $29trn in assets pledge to set 2050 'net zero' targets

A group of banks with about $28.5 trillion in assets has joined a UN-convened 'Net Zero Banking Alliance', and in doing so pledged to "align operational and attributable emissions from their portfolios with pathways to net-zero by 2050 or sooner".

Investor group urges banks to set enhanced net zero targets

HSBC, IFC 'real economy' emerging market green bond fund raises $538m

A green bond fund launched by HSBC Global Asset Management and the International Finance Corporation targeting 'real economy' issuers in emerging markets has raised more than $530 million from ten investors at its final close.