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NZIA exodus continues as Allianz, Axa and Scor depart

Allianz, Axa and Scor have withdrawn from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), taking the total number of departures from the coalition to seven.

People moves 19 May: including L&G, AXA IM and ... more

Axa IM Alts says its carbon credits in Indonesia are 'stuck'

Axa IM Alts is unable to sell its carbon credits from projects in Indonesia outside of the country due to regulation, an executive has said.

Credit Suisse arranges $1.6bn debt-for-nature conversion with Ecuador

Credit Suisse has arranged a deal to exchange $1.6 billion of Ecuadorian international bonds for a $656 million 'marine bond', in a debt-for-nature conversion that it was claimed was the biggest ever...

The impact of listed equities biodiversity funds

As more capital flows to biodiversity-themed listed equities funds, Thomas Cox asks whether it is possible for the strategies to have a positive impact on nature

Axa IM Alts invests $25m in drug company

Axa IM targets biodiversity positivity for fund in 2030s

Axa Investment Managers wants one of its biodiversity funds to have an overall contribution to biodiversity improvement within the 2030s, a fund manager has said.

SLB format is a good fit for biodiversity bonds, Axa IM says

Organisations looking to demonstrate their contribution to biodiversity conservation could be best served by issuing a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) rather than a green bond, according to an analyst at Axa Investment Managers.

Axa IM votes against company director due to deforestation inaction

Axa Investment Managers voted against the re-election of a director of one company following its failure to engage on deforestation, an executive has said as the firm steps up its biodiversity engagement.

UK to 'monitor' ESG data for potential need to regulate providers

The UK government will monitor whether it needs to regulate providers of ESG data, the country's Treasury said.