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People Moves, 26 September: Morningstar, Manulife, Wellington ... and more

Orange bonds receive green light in Asia

Gender equality-focused sustainable bonds secured strong endorsement from a wide range of market participants in Asia as recognition of their key climate transition role matures. Ahren Lester writes

Manulife: 'We are watching the interesting SLLB instrument closely'

The nascent Sustainability-Linked Loan Bond (SLLB) market is being watched closely by Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM) as an "interesting" way to accelerate sustainable lending...

Sustainable Debt Asia Conference 2025 Round-up

The event in Singapore heard how the region is taking a practical approach to the transition, writes Ahren Lester

Manulife IM closes $480m forest fund

Manulife IM: We need to separate nature from climate to boost flows

Nature should be kept separate from climate to help scale up private capital flows, according to Manulife Investment Management chief sustainability officer Brian Kernohan.

COP16: TNFD adopters hits 500

Over 500 organisations have now committed to reporting in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

Manulife IM: There's a long way to go on nature data

Manulife is beginning to look for new nature investment opportunities but has told Environmental Finance why it is rejecting the use of large datasets and nature footprinting.

Manulife meets three nature targets early

Manulife Investment Management, which claims to be the world's largest natural asset investor, has released its first annual nature report, revealing that it has met three of the five targets it had set for 2025.

The long road to reasonable assurance

Sustainability data is set to move along the assurance curve, from limited to reasonable, boosted by regulation and technology. Genevieve Redgrave reports