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  • Natural Capital Investment 2021 conference roundup

    05 March 2021

    Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment 2021 virtual conference has ended after a full day of panels, speed networking sessions, and a live discussion group

  • Dasgupta Review doesn't go far enough on pricing nature, says Aviva's Waygood

    04 March 2021

    The Dasgupta Review on the economics of biodiversity falls short in suggesting how policy makers and investors should price-in the externalities of nature, said Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors

  • BlackRock, Vanguard climate and social voting records continue to disappoint

    01 December 2020

    Asset managers' proxy voting record on shareholder resolutions for climate and social issues continued to disappoint in 2020, according to a report by ShareAction, with US giants BlackRock, Vanguard and Capital Group among the worst performers.

  • News round-up: Investors go to work on deforestation, DFIs go fossil fuel-free

    05 November 2020

    €1.8trn of investors urge companies to tackle deforestation

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up, 30 September: Equites and CLS

    30 September 2020
  • Sustainability rankings of chemical companies launched

    16 June 2020
  • Aviva Investors launches second climate transition equity fund

    10 June 2020

    Invests in companies with goods and services associated with climate change mitigation

  • Aviva climate transition strategy crosses €1bn assets milestone

    13 February 2020

    Aviva Investors said its Climate Transition European Equity Strategy has crossed the €1 billion ($1.1 billion) assets under management (AUM) threshold, just six months after being launched.

  • UK standards setter publishes sustainable finance guide

    22 January 2020

    The UK's national standards body has published draft recommendations for integrating sustainability considerations into investment management.

  • PRI to study ‘fundamental legal questions’ on impact investing

    28 November 2019

    ‘Fundamental legal questions’ surrounding impact investing will be the subject of a far-reaching study commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).