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News round-up: Barclays, Brazil and USS

BMO to oppose Barclays' shareholder resolution

How BMO's impact fund is navigating the EV and renewables 'bubble'

BMO's impact fund has avoided Tesla and identified "cheaper" alternatives that enable it to tap into long-term trends such as the rise of electric vehicles and sustainable nutrition, in the midst of what it says are valuation "bubbles".

Shaping the UK's inaugural green gilt to maximise impact

In tomorrow's UK Budget statement investors will be looking out for details of the UK's maiden green bond. Simon Bentley shares his thoughts on how to make the issue a success.

What are banks getting wrong on human rights?

Banks' processes for implementing human rights considerations into their lending activities are far from perfect, reports Christopher Marchant

News Round Up: NBIM, APG, Nordea, BMO, China

Why the UK government should back bees over neonicotinoids

Instead of sanctioning a bee-harming pesticide, the UK Government should transform the agricultural sector to be truly sustainable, argues Marcus Wilert

ESG news round-up: BMO secures engagement mandate, NextEnergy makes maiden Portuguese investment, IETA urges UK ETS and more

HSBC faces criticism after Paris-aligned finance pledge

Banking giant HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to align its financed emissions - the carbon emissions of its portfolio of customers - to the Paris Agreement goal to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner.

BMO claims 19 positive SDG engagement outcomes

BMO Global Asset Management has claimed that it has helped achieve 19 instances of positive sustainability outcomes in the last year as a result of its dialogue with the companies in its SDG Engagement Equity Fund.