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GAM: 'Financials are the place to be within sustainability bonds'

More than three years since GAM's Sustainable Climate Bond fund launched, Romain Miginiac tells Ahren Lester that the financial sector remains immensely attractive for both impact and returns

'Disclosing more is the right way to go' with green bonds

Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to not let 'greenwashing' concerns drive them to limit data disclosure as sustainable investors value data transparency more than they do the specific figures, according to Swiss asset manager GAM.

People Moves, 26 July: Greenbank, Moody's LSEG, Cbus ... and more

Investors call for ramping up of ocean biodiversity data coverage

A group of large global investors has called on ESG data providers to develop better coverage of ocean biodiversity to help manage risks and meet the wider goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

190 investors sign up to collaborative engagement on nature

190 institutional investors have signed up to collaborate to pressure 100 companies to address their negative impacts on nature, on the launch of Nature Action 100 (NA100) at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Americas conference.

Sustainable bond impact reports 'still lack comparability'

Bond issuers 'should do more' to align with impact reporting frameworks, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Ahren Lester reports

GAM: Bank, insurer green bond focus 'amplifies' investment impact

The Swiss asset manager has been "positively surprised" by the financial institution response to engagement by its ground-breaking green bond fund, Ahren Lester reports

Sustainability-linked targets could add 'discipline' in green bond markets

Using sustainability-linked targets in green bonds could provide the "missing" element to promote more discipline and tackle greenwashing, according to Atlanticomnium.

COP27 draft criticised for not tackling fossil fuels

The first draft of the COP27 final agreement has been criticised for not committing to reducing fossil fuel usage other than unabated coal, with an institutional investor lamenting the lack of progress.

COP27: New investors join deforestation alliance

Institutions including asset manager GAM Investments have joined Finance Sector Deforestation Action (FSDA) initiative as COP27 kicks off in Egypt.