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PRI ejects first five signatories for failing minimum standards

The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has for the first time booted out five signatories for failing to meet the minimum requirements, with a further 15 signatories at risk of being delisted in 2021.

French regulator calls for ‘green and brown’ taxonomy

France’s financial regulator has called for the rapid introduction of a formal definition of investments that are beneficial or detrimental to the environment – a so-called taxonomy of ‘green’ and ‘brown’ assets.

French funds dominate top 10 European funds for climate performance

French funds dominate a list of the top ten European equity funds for climate performance.

First green-certified commercial real estate loan to build Paris towers

A commercial real estate loan that will help build hotel and office space in Paris has become the first to be certified as green and provide an accompanying external second party opinion.

People moves: La Banque Postale, Grant & Eisenhofer

Luisa Florez has joined La Banque Postale Asset Management as the company's head of sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) research.

PRI launches sustainable infrastructure workstream

The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a sustainable infrastructure workstream.

Carbon Cutter

Climate considerations are central to a pension fund's fiduciary duty, says ERAFP's Philippe Desfossés. Joe Walsh reports

EDF prices benchmark euro denominated green bond

EDF has priced its third and largest green bond, raising €1.75 billion ($1.95 billion).

ERAFP awards €2.5bn SRI bond mandates

French public service pension scheme ERAFP has awarded €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) socially responsible investment (SRI) credit bond mandates to three asset managers.