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Green Finance Institute launches Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport

News round-up: US climate targets, US Solar Fund, Columbia Threadneedle, FTSE Russell, and more

Investors support US federal climate target in letter to President Biden

Scottish Widows urges £2.5trn UK pension industry to urgently close 'green gap'

Scottish Widows has urged other UK pension funds to help close the £2.2 trillion ($3 trillion) 'green gap' following its announcement of strengthened climate targets, arguing the "steady progress" on climate being made by the industry was "not fast enough".

Pension consultant climate competency framework published

The outlook for impact

Cliff Prior outlines the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment's priorities for 2021. Michael Hurley reports

UK social impact investment market passes £5bn

The UK's market for social impact investments jumped a fifth in 2019 to about £5.1 billion ($6.7 billion) in total, according to research by Big Society Capital.

Regulation to require Impact-Weighted Accounts 'is inevitable'

Investors are likely to require regulatory oversight of companies' disclosure of the positive and negative impact they have on society, according to a leading proponent of impact investing.

How Women Invest raises $5m for venture capital fund

The US-based How Women Invest (HWI) has achieved a first close of $5 million in four months for its first venture capital fund.

L&G to invest £100m in UK affordable housing provider

Legal & General Investment Managers Real Assets has invested £100 million ($126 million) in Bromford Housing Group, an affordable homes provider in central and south west England.