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News round-up: Handelsbanken launches core PAB funds, Glass Lewis backs ExxonMobil board dissent ... and more

Handelsbanken shifts €12.5bn in assets to Paris-aligned benchmark funds

People Moves 14 May 2021: SMBC, NTAM, SEB, Credit Suisse, L&G, ISS ESG and more

'Transition' firms preferring sustainability-linked over transition bonds

Sustainability-linked bonds are proving more popular for carbon-intensive issuers than transition bonds, and experts are worried the 'transition' label is adding unnecessary confusion in the market. Ahren Lester and Christopher Marchant report

News Round Up: Amundi; ISS ESG; GAM; Osmosis, Aviva, Astia, and more

Equity index launched focusing on plastic waste action leaders

Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part one: ISS ESG

How does ISS ESG help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks

EU climate benchmarks complete regulatory journey

Two closely watched EU climate benchmarks intended to address the risk of 'greenwashing' are set to come into force before the end of 2020 after officially entering the official journal of the bloc.

Deutsche Börse buys majority stake in ISS

German financial exchange operator Deutsche Börse has acquired a majority stake in Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), valuing the corporate governance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) data provider at over $2.2 billion.

Large numbers of Europe-listed companies 'less than 1% aligned' with EU taxonomy

About 77% of a sample of 75 Europe-listed companies have an 'alignment level' with the EU's taxonomy of sustainable activities that is equal to or lower than 1%, according to a study by ISS ESG and German thinktank adelphi.