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Fidelity: Biodiversity 'largest investment trend in our lifetime'

Investing in solutions to biodiversity loss will be a "megatrend", a portfolio manager at Fidelity International has said, while revealing 12 best-in-class firms.

People moves, 26 May: Verra, Allianz GI, Standard Chartered, Federated Hermes ... and more

Transition finance requires 'fundamental shift' in investor approach

Transition finance requires a "bigger leap of faith" than green bonds, as it requires a "fundamental shift" in approach from sustainable investors, according to MetLife Investment Management (MIM).

Taxonomy-linked 'greenwashing' rules could hurt EM transition financing

Regulations to tackle greenwashing which are tied to European 'green' taxonomies could inadvertently constrain "necessary" transition financing in emerging markets, according to Fidelity International.

Quantitative data is not 'cure' for transition transparency, honesty challenge

Disclosing more quantitative data will not be sufficient to "cure" issues around transparency and honesty in transition finance, investors told an Environmental Finance event.

Say-on-climate 'needs more evidence', says Fidelity

Fidelity International committed to continue voting in 'say on climate' votes, but it admitted more evidence is needed that they are leading to "real world emissions reductions".

Biodiversity fund assets triple in 2022 to nearly $1bn

Assets in biodiversity funds passed $984 million at the end of 2022, with a flurry of strategy launches despite macroeconomic woes, Thomas Cox reports

COP15: $24trn investor group calls for agreement on Global Biodiversity Framework

150 financial institutions representing over $24 trillion in assets under management have called on countries to adopt a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).

SLBs without 1.5֯ C targets 'don't hold water'

Investors and underwriters disagree about what makes a good sustainability-linked bond, writes Madeleine Jenkins

Fidelity International commits to halve portfolio emissions by 2030