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  • 'Disappointing when organisations like NZBA stop fighting': Banks react

    10 October 2025

    Former members of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) have vowed to continue collaborating and working to combat climate change after members voted to cease operations last week.

  • Building emissions database launched

    16 February 2022

    An emissions database for European buildings has been launched by the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).

  • 'Innovative' legal tools for impact investing identified by report

    28 April 2021

    A set of 'innovative and frontier-pushing' legal tools has been identified by a survey of private markets US-based impact investors, which includes tying financial compensation to impact performance.

  • SFDR will be a 'game changer' for sustainability reporting

    16 March 2021

    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

  • Buoyant market supports strong GSSS bond fund performance in 2020

    09 March 2021

    Building on a strong performance in 2019, green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bond funds delivered a healthy performance in 2020 as fixed income markets were boosted by low interest rates. Ahren Lester reports

  • Best Performing Funds of 2019: Erste WWF Stock Environment

    21 February 2020

    Solar energy holdings and takeover activity pushes Erste WWF Stock Environment to deliver a strong performance in 2019, writes Ahren Lester.

  • Erste doubles its total managed assets incorporating ESG criteria

    20 February 2020

    Austrian firm Erste Asset Management said it will make environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria an "integral part" of a large number of its investment decisions, doubling the amount of assets managed taking into account sustainable standards.

  • PRI to study ‘fundamental legal questions’ on impact investing

    28 November 2019

    ‘Fundamental legal questions’ surrounding impact investing will be the subject of a far-reaching study commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

  • Green bond comment, March 2017

    05 April 2017

    The rising tide of green bond funds is helping drive the market to new records, says Hamza Ali

  • Green bond funds launched in 2015 are worth nearly €600m

    14 January 2016

    2015 was big year for green bond funds, with nine new funds launched during the year, now boasting a combined value of €599 million ($651 million), according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.