Archive

'Huge opportunity' for private transition credit growth, says HSBC

There is a "huge opportunity" for private credit markets to provide transition finance, in particular direct lending through sustainability-linked loans (SLLs), said HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM).

HSBC, Citi among banks banned by West Virginia over fossil fuel 'boycotts'

Biodiversity funds underperform benchmarks in 2023

The growing universe of biodiversity funds generally posted positive returns in 2023, but active funds lagged their benchmarks. Genevieve Redgrave reports.

Biodiversity funds top $1 billion for first time

Biodiversity fund assets topped $1 billion for the first time in 2023, but the majority of funds in the universe remain small.

Three new biodiversity funds launched in Q4

Three new biodiversity funds were launched in the final quarter of 2023, taking total number to 19, according to research conducted by Environmental Finance.

People Moves, 19 January: Finnfund, Palatine, HSBC, Barclays ... and more

HSBC: Time to supercharge climate tech and address funding gap

HSBC has issued a call for collaboration to address the $2 trillion funding gap for climate technology that has not yet been commercialised.

COP28: IRENA's Energy Transition Accelerator grows four-fold to $4bn

COP28: Sustainable finance initiative launches for developing economies

Deforestation data tool launched for financial institutions

An open-data platform has been launched to help financial institutions track company exposure and performance on deforestation.