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Number of funds using FCA sustainability labels rises to 39, with more in pipeline

The number of UK funds to have confirmed that they will use one of four sustainable investment labels has increased to 39, Environmental Finance has learned.

Two more investors adopt SDR labelling ahead of FCA deadline

A pair of investors have adopted labelling under the Financial Conduct Authority's Sustainable Disclosure Requirements (SDR), ahead of yesterday's deadline.

AXA UK fund to drop 'sustainable' from its name in response to FCA's SDR

AXA Investment Managers UK plans to change the name of its Global Sustainable Distribution fund and the investment policy, in response to the incoming UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).

'Are green bonds the appropriate place for early-stage technology investment?'

AXA Investment Managers has argued that research and development (R&D) investment into emerging green and transition technologies should not be a too large element of green bond allocation, as the bond markets are maybe not the most appropriate place for these riskier investments.

'Tide has definitely shifted on nuclear' in green finance

Attitudes towards the place of nuclear power in sustainable finance markets have "definitely shifted" in the last couple of years, an Environmental Finance event has heard - but their place in green bonds remains a "separation point" in the market.

Emerging sustainable technologies face continued acceptability challenges

Emerging technologies face a host of challenges in becoming more accepted in the sustainable finance market, according to panel members at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.

AXA IM engagements increasingly focus on climate change

More than one-third of AXA Investment Managers' engagements focused on climate change last year, according to its latest stewardship report, driven by a higher frequency of discussions by portfolio managers and credit research analysts.

Green bond funds swing back to black in 2023

2023 saw the growing sustainable bond fund market make positive returns after a torrid two years, with forecasts of another strong year to come. Ahren Lester reports

Sustainable bond fund assets hit $41bn record

Investor appetite for sustainable bond funds has sent the market to record highs in 2023, with expectations of more to come in 2024. Ahren Lester reports

AXA adds lobbying activities to 2024 voting policy