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Ground-breaking BlackRock public-private EM climate fund exceeds target

BlackRock has announced its flagship public-private financing Emerging Market (EM) climate infrastructure investment fund has raised more than $670 million...

OECD proposes G20 introduce policies to govern ESG data

The G20 group of the world's largest economies should consider introducing policies to strengthen ESG investment practices of investors, including to encourage greater comparability and alignment of environmental metrics in ESG ratings, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said.

ESG fund assets set to jump to half total European market by 2025, says PwC

The "wave has begun to break" for environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds in Europe, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), with ESG funds forecast to constitute the majority of European fund assets by 2025.

'Alarming' omission of oil and gas from EU financial disclosure rules draft

EU financial regulators have been criticised for appearing to omit oil and gas from its definition of fossil fuel sectors in its draft environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure requirements.

People Moves, 6 March: DG FISMA, ResponsAbility, Carbon4 Finance

French 'green growth' fund will include green bonds

French asset manager Ecofi Investissements has launched a multi-asset ‘green growth’ fund that will be open to both institutional and retail investors.

China unveils ‘game-changing’ guidelines for green investment

The publication of the first official policy guidance for Chinese investors on integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has been hailed as “a potential game-changer” for one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

Don't regulate us on climate change, say insurers

Watchdogs should not create a separate sphere of rules for insurers to combat the risks of climate change, underwriters have told the peak global supervisory association.

Japan Bank for International Cooperation eyes ESG investments

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) wants to join "the global ESG movement" by investing in next generation infrastructure, according to incoming president Tadashi Maeda.

Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee

The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.