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HSBC and Temasek launch sustainable loan company

HSBC and Temasek have launched Pentagreen Capital - a debt financing company for sustainable infrastructure projects, with an initial focus on Southeast Asia.

HSBC AM fund screens biodiversity laggards

UOB and HSBC make sustainable supply chain loans

Insight has classification system for SLBs

Insight Investment classifies sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) as either dark green, light green or red, using its own criteria.

Investor interest in biodiversity is low, says HSBC

Defiant Stuart Kirk quits HSBC amid 'group-think' lambast

HSBC Asset Management responsible investment head Stuart Kirk has resigned after criticising the response of the bank to his controversial comments on sustainable finance...

Federated Hermes tops asset manager ESG integration review

US asset manager Federated Hermes scored highest for environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration among major investors in a study by a credit rating agency.

People moves 1 July: HSBC, Impax, Credit Suisse, Phoenix Group & more...

$69bn investment needed in Australian heavy industry net zero drive

Private banks' ESG boom tempered by greenwashing concern

Private banks have grown their sustainable investing product offering significantly in recent years, driven by client demand and regulation - but 'concern' remains about unsubstantiated claims of positive impact, researchers have said.