News Round Up: EU Just Transition, Sustaintech Xcelerator
News Round Up: World Bank, Bridgewater, CIMB, and more
ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference round up
Environmental Finance's ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 virtual conference ended after two days of panels, speed networking sessions, and discussion groups.
Social bonds: powered up by the pandemic
ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference: The explosion of issuance of social bonds in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the potential of these flexible instruments.
Nature Action 100 proposed by World Bank to mobilise biodiversity finance
The World Bank has proposed five "big ideas" to drive growth in biodiversity financing, including development banks becoming cornerstone investors for biodiversity projects and investors creating a 'Nature Action 100' initiative similar to Climate Action 100+.
IFC tightens coal phase-out conditions on financial clients
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has strengthened its approach to thermal coal investment exposure among its financial institution clients, announcing it will not make equity investments in firms that do not have a phase-out plan in place.
QBE impact investments pass $900m
QBE has almost reached its goal of $1 billion in impact investments by next year, using its Premiums4Good programme.
The Future of ESG Data: Environmental concerns rising up the agenda for sovereign bonds
Environmental factors are becoming increasingly material considerations for investors in sovereign bonds, according to a panel of experts at Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference.
Develop principles to govern digital finance and SDGs, UN told
The UN has been urged to help develop a set of principles to advance technology's role in closing the financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
'Blue bonds' could finance fish stock recovery
Planet Tracker has proposed a 'blue bond' could be used to finance the replenishment of fish stocks by subsidising fishing firms to reduce capacity to allow population recovery.