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Velliv allocates $550m to Nordea ESG-focused EM bond strategy

Brunel moves beyond ESG risk mitigation with £1.2bn equities fund

Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) listed global equities fund that moves beyond mitigating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, and is focused on investing in companies that make a positive contribution to society.

Asset managers pressurise Brazil to ban Amazon fires

Work by asset managers sets 120-day ban following 34% increase in Amazonian deforestation this year

Investor support for Mizuho Financial climate resolution grows

Mizuho Financial faces growing pressure as more investors back a shareholder resolution calling on the bank to disclose its climate risks and publish a plan to align investments to the Paris Agreement.

Nordea AM launches first ESG-based fixed income fund

Nordea Asset Management, the largest private investor in the Nordic region, has launched a fixed-income fund based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

Insurance & Climate Risk EMEA conference: It's no longer about the obstacles but about the opportunities

ESG investment needs to be more forward looking, panellists warn

Green bonds round-up, 17 October 2018

German commercial bank Berlin Hyp has raised €500 million ($578 million) from its third green Pfandbrief. This takes the total green debt issued by the bank to €3 billion.

Green bond round-up, 26 September 2018

The Asian Development Bank has issued a $750 million green bond – its first benchmark transaction denominated in USD since August last year.

An action plan for sustainable finance

The European Commission in March launched an ambitious action plan it hopes will catapult the European Union (EU) into the position of global leader for sustainable finance. Nick Roumpis reports

The EU's action plan on sustainable finance 'should help renewables developers more'

The European Commission's action plan on sustainable finance, launched this month, does not go far enough to promote the build-out of renewables or energy efficiency, a conference heard.