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'Policy must be clear, durable and credible for institutional investors', IIGCC tells new UK leader

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has highlighted five priority policy areas for new UK prime minister Andy Burnham to create investable climate opportunities at scale.

IIGCC to tackle engagement outcomes, systems stewardship in new toolkit

A framework to help investors define the intentions and outcomes of engagement is being devised by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), as the industry accelerates work to standardise stewardship reporting.

SEC chair suggests making permanent controversial 'no action' stance

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair suggested the agency would continue not to adjudicate on the validity of shareholder proposals, arguing that the move "did not create the chaos that many feared" this year.

Sustainable debt round-up: TenneT Germany, Bpifrance, Easpring Finland ... and more

Achmea looking to expand 'reinclusion list' policy amid transition debt headwind

Achmea Investment Management (IM) is looking into expanding its policy of allowing individual energy issuers to be removed from their "quite extensive" exclusion list to other sectors, as it is a "good policy" when tackling transition fixed income themes.

Ecobank bond 'helps prove nature is its own asset class'

Pan-African lender Ecobank claimed its pioneering Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Capital Bond has helped build the case for nature to be seen as an asset class in its own right.

Stranded assets a 'missed opportunity', says BNP Paribas

Investors should not avoid stranded assets but instead use them as an opportunity to reduce vulnerabilities and climate risks, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.

'Boots on the ground' verification still needed for accurate risk assessment

On-site verification is often still needed to verify climate risk data for real assets, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.

TenneT Germany raises record €3.5bn in debut European Green Bond

TenneT Germany raised €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) through its inaugural bond issuance, marking the largest corporate European Green Bond (EuGB) transaction to date.

UK deforestation regulation clear 'investment signal'

New UK deforestation regulation could create "long-term market opportunities", investors have told Environmental Finance, while urging alignment with the EU.