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Achmea looking to expand 'reinclusion list' policy amid transition debt headwind

Achmea Investment Management (IM) is looking into expanding its policy of allowing individual energy issuers to be removed from their "quite extensive" exclusion list to other sectors, as it is a "good policy" when tackling transition fixed income themes.

Stranded assets a 'missed opportunity', says BNP Paribas

Investors should not avoid stranded assets but instead use them as an opportunity to reduce vulnerabilities and climate risks, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.

'Boots on the ground' verification still needed for accurate risk assessment

On-site verification is often still needed to verify climate risk data for real assets, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.

TenneT Germany raises record €3.5bn in debut European Green Bond

TenneT Germany raised €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) through its inaugural bond issuance, marking the largest corporate European Green Bond (EuGB) transaction to date.

UK deforestation regulation clear 'investment signal'

New UK deforestation regulation could create "long-term market opportunities", investors have told Environmental Finance, while urging alignment with the EU.

Impax to focus on social risks and opportunities of AI

Impax Asset Management will increasingly focus on the governance and use of artificial intelligence (AI), having identified the technology - and its social impact - as a key cross-cutting issue across its portfolio.

Adaptation taxonomy would reveal who is burying head in sand, says Impax

An industry-led adaptation taxonomy would help identify companies addressing physical climate risk, according to Impax Asset Management.

TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB

TenneT Germany is preparing to make its debut in the debt capital markets and its first-ever bond issuance with a European Green Bond (EuGB).

'Paris-aligned benchmarks' out of favour in fragmented transition, Lazard says

Asset owners are increasingly critical of passive climate investment strategies amid concerns that they do not capture the growing complexity of the energy transition, an asset manager said.