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UK investors hit pause on sustainability labels

The "painful" process of applying for a sustainability fund label in the UK has led some asset managers to pause applications, Michael Hurley reports

WHEB warns regulation is creating 'unintentional stewardship stampede'

The sustainable finance market is facing an avalanche of disclosures, which is reducing the quality of reporting, WHEB Asset Management has warned.

Stafford and JPMAM to manage £300m of timber assets for pension funds

Stafford Capital Partners and J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) are to manage a £300 million ($375 million) timberland-dedicated mandate for The ACCESS Pool.

Navigating policy uncertainty in sustainable investing

Despite the risk of policies being dialled back, the issue is speed rather than direction, writes Victoria MacLean

People Moves, 21 June: GEF, TNFD, GRI, S&P Trucost, UBS ... and more

Aegon 'transforms' £12bn of assets with ESG and private markets push

Aegon has awarded mandates to BlackRock and two other fund managers as it "revolutionises" its £12 billion ($15.2 billion) Universal Balanced Collection fund.

Swiss financial institutions agree to audit sustainability practices to stave off regulator

Swiss banks, insurers and asset managers have agreed to 'self-regulation' that includes the independent audit of implementation of the sustainability approaches they claim to make, in a bid to stave off regulation by the state.

EU GBS 'not overly costly' for leading utility green bond issuers, says IEEFA

Major European utility sector issuers of green bonds should not find it "overly costly" to switch to issuing EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS)-compliant bonds to use the landmark legislation to demonstrate their "better management of transition risk", according to a think tank.

Integrating human rights into investment decision making

By directing funds toward companies that uphold human rights, investors can help drive meaningful progress while generating attractive returns at reduced risk, writes Miranda Beacham

EU Nature Restoration Law finally approved in 'massive victory for nature'

An EU law to restore at least 20% of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030 has been approved after a 'compromise' text won a slim majority among EU countries - a move welcomed by investors and NGOs who called it "a massive victory for Europe's nature".