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€1bn target for Candriam's new sustainable bond fund

Candriam is targeting to grow assets in its newly launched sustainable bond fund to €1 billion ($1.1 billion) over the long term,...

Candriam launches sustainable bond fund

Candriam has launched a sustainable bond fund that will invest at least three-quarters of its assets in labelled sustainability bonds, including green and sustainability-linked bonds

News round-up: AIGCC and Candriam

News round-up: PGIM, Willis Towers Watson, Mirova, Credit Suisse and more

Candriam Academy launches module on climate change

SFDR will be a 'game changer' for sustainability reporting

The EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is now in play after a long gestation, and carries potential for standardisation and prevention of greenwashing. Christopher Marchant reports

Natural capital focus sees Norway, Netherlands punished in sustainability ranking

Norway and the Netherlands were among the countries that dropped sharply in the 2020 sovereign sustainability analysis undertaken by Candriam, after the asset manager weighted its scoring model more on how countries manage natural capital.

EU 'brown' taxonomy proposals split financial sector

EU targets €225bn green bond issuance amid strengthened climate push

The EU said it intends to raise 30% of its €750 billion ($890 billion) Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery fund through the issuance of green bonds, as it boosted its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions target for 2030.