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Innovative $1bn 'blended finance' SDG loan fund launched

Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI) and FMO Investment Management (FMO IM) have launched a UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-aligned loan fund after successfully mobilising $1.1 billion for the innovative public-private investment fund.

PCAF sovereign debt methodology plugs gap in emissions accounting, says Allianz

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has published a methodology to help investors in sovereign debt account and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which Allianz says helps fill a gap for financial institutions.

ILX to boost SDG funding in deal with FMO

News round-up: Natural capital, Susi Partners, PRI and more

Susi raises $81m for transition fund

News round-up: La Financière de l'Echiquier, SEIT, Green Climate Fund

GCF approves $137m FMO investment into India's Green Growth Equity Fund

News round-up: Investors go to work on deforestation, DFIs go fossil fuel-free

€1.8trn of investors urge companies to tackle deforestation

Biodiversity accounting initiative outlines initial guidelines

A report endorsed by banks and asset managers has laid out a common approach to measuring positive impact on biodiversity.

Biodiversity: lessons from the Dutch working group

A number of leading Dutch financial institutions have joined forces to boost knowledge about biodiversity within the financial sector. Merel Hendriks and Simon Zwagemakers outline some of the key developments