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Satellite and AI initiative to 'transform carbon data'

An initiative has been launched to combine data from satellites and artificial intelligence (AI), promising to "revolutionise global efforts to measure and reduce emissions across every sector of society".

People Moves, 10 July: BT Pension; Mirova; JPMorgan; RPMI Railpen; Aegon; Gresham House

Dredging firm Van Oord signs first green loan for LNG ships

Dutch offshore contracting firm Van Oord has secured its inaugural green loan to finance three liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled dredging vessels in a bid to reduce the emissions of its fleet.

Shipping - the trillion-dollar challenge

The growing support for the Poseidon Principles underlines the crucial role for finance in helping the shipping industry chart a course towards a greener future, says Ahren Lester

Shipping industry cuts sulphur limit for marine fuel

The maximum sulphur content of marine fuels was slashed by regulators in a bid to reduce air pollution, although campaigners warned more work is still required by the industry.

Shipping industry's $5bn decarbonisation research commitment judged too small

Proposals by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) for a $5 billion levy on shipping to fund research into how to decarbonise the industry was dismissed as "a drop in the ocean" by environmental campaigners.

People Moves, 8 November: IFAD, SUSI, Liontrust, Label R, PLSA

Simplify SDG finance to unleash scale, says UBS

UBS has called on the financial sector and policymakers to simplify and standardise investing in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help close the current financing gap to reach the goals.

Impax Asia fund 'set to benefit' from China's infrastructure drive

Impax Asset Management's Asia fund has shrugged off its recent underperformance of its benchmark, arguing that it is well positioned to benefit from China's increasing focus on domestic infrastructure investment as the trade war with the US ramps up.

UK pension trustees must reveal ESG policy under new rules

Trustees of UK-based pension schemes will be required to state how they consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment strategies from next year, following regulatory changes.