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News round-up: Federal Reserve joins NGFS, BNP's energy transition fund, Poseidon Principles ... and more
16 December 2020 -
Five years on from the UN SDGs, investors cannot afford to ignore impact
05 October 2020The financial industry has a role to play in supporting the actions being taken by companies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, says Vafa Ahmadi
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ACPR: Banks need to incorporate climate into risk management framework
26 May 2020The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) has published a guide to good practices in governance and climate risk management for the banking industry.
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French regulator reveals climate stress scenarios
26 May 2020French regulator, Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), has published a provisional set of climate change scenarios that will be used to stress test insurers' and banks' balance sheets.
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CPR launches social impact fund
03 March 2020CPR Asset Management has launched what it claims is a first-of-its-kind impact fund to invest in listed companies that help tackle social inequality.
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CDP announces 179 'A list' leading climate action companies
20 January 2020CDP has named over 170 firms as being global leaders for transparency and action on climate change for 2019.
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Banque de France reveals further details of 2020 stress test
17 January 2020The French central bank will in March publish the scenarios it will use to conduct climate stress tests of the country's banks and insurers, it has been revealed.
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LuxFLAG label sees 78% growth in 2019
23 December 2019A further 26 investment funds have been granted a LuxFLAG label, capping a year of strong growth for the sustainable finance labelling scheme.
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Sustainability: to regulate or not to regulate?
05 December 2019Financial regulation has a role to play in tackling climate change, but it cannot be a silver bullet. So the time has come for policymakers to step up their game, delegates at the Insurance and Climate Risk conference heard. Vincent Huck reports
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ESG data files: Part five - the impact of the EU's taxonomy
04 October 2019Will the EU's sustainability taxonomy reduce the reporting burden on companies, or could it be another weight on their shoulders? Michael Hurley reports