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Sustainability-linked bonds are 'more powerful than green bonds'
12 November 2020ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference: The 'use of proceeds' model adopted by most green bonds came under attack, amid allegations that it is susceptible to 'greenwashing'.
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Insurance Risk & Capital Americas Conference recap
22 October 2020The conference content is available for one more month!
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$5trn of investors set 'unprecedented' 1.5°C emissions target
13 October 2020Some of the world's largest investors, with a combined $5 trillion in assets, have pledged to implement deep greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in their portfolios over the next five years, putting them on course to help limit global warming to 1.5°C.
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Mitigating climate risk needs insurance regulators 'to get tough'
28 September 2020Insurance regulators have been urged to take a hard-line approach for insurers on climate risk management.
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The Future of ESG Data conference: Don't separate impact from sustainability data
15 September 2020Third-party data providers should make impact a part of their core sustainability data offering to help investors assess the net impact of their investments, UBS's Christopher Greenwald has said.
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Insurers say regulators have the sustainability power
21 August 2020JP Morgan Asset Management and Environmental Finance's sister publication Insurance Asset Risk have joined forces to understand what lies under the bonnet of insurers' responsible investment announcements. Findings were compiled in a report. We present some of the key high- level discoveries, with part one focusing on regulation. Vincent Huck reports
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People Moves 31 July: HSBC; UNEP FI; Tribe
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UK finance sector gets new advice on climate-related risks
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Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight
18 June 2020Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September to explain the measures they are taking to reduce exposure to the sector, according to environmental NGOs.
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Many insurers still lack sustainable underwriting policies
16 June 2020Re/insurers shared tips on setting up frameworks for incorporating environmental, social and governance risks in underwriting at a recent UNEP PSI webinar. Cintia Cheong reports