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BlackRock to convert European equity fund to transition focus
11 October 2024BlackRock has announced plans to rebrand and change the investment policy and objectives of its €345.9 million ($378.7 million) European Focus Fund and will rename it as the European Equity Transition Fund.
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ALTÉRRA commits $350m to BlackRock emerging markets transition strategy
26 September 2024ALTÉRRA has announced its second big deal of New York Climate Week, after committing $350 million to BlackRock's emerging markets transition infrastructure strategy.
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BlackRock: AI is 'big help' for sustainable bond impact attribution
23 September 2024Early testing of artificial intelligence (AI) by BlackRock sustainable bond analysts has suggested that it is a significant help in correctly determining impact attribution to the use-of-proceeds of these bonds.
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BlackRock: 'US IRA has not triggered green bond issuance - yet'
20 September 2024The significant investment in sustainable activities stimulated by the huge US clean technology stimulus programme has not boosted green bond issuance in the country yet, but BlackRock told an Environmental Finance event that this could change soon.
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People Moves, 20 September: Mirova, CAM, Vision Ridge, AFII and more
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 returns to New York next week
12 September 2024Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt conference returns to New York next week, Thursday 19 September. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a 30% discount to attend.
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Vanguard did not support any environmental proposals last year
30 August 2024Vanguard did not support any of 400 environmental or social shareholder proposals it encountered in the most recent proxy season, arguing that the proposals were either not addressing financially material aspects or "were overly prescriptive".
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024: early bird ends on Friday
19 August 2024The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Debt Americas conference will end this Friday, so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.
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BlackRock using AI to create nature exposure scores
14 August 2024BlackRock is using artificial intelligence to help assess its exposure to growing nature-related risks and assess investment opportunities.