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Sustainability Linked Bond Principles get first birthday present - further metric guidance
11 June 2021One year after they were first published, the developers of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) have provided some illustrative metrics...
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Fannie Mae, Nordea join Green Bond Principles executive as ING, Kommunalbanken depart
11 June 2021Fannie Mae and Nordea Bank have been elected to the executive committee (ExCom) that develops the Green Bond Principles (GBP)...
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Big Society Capital invests in UK accommodation for homeless
11 June 2021Big Society Capital plans to invest alongside the UK government to provide about 200 homes for rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness.
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The concept of low-carbon alpha is 'fake', claim academics
11 June 2021Constructing equity portfolios using 'low-carbon' as a factor does not generate alpha, contrary to the beliefs of many investors, a paper has claimed.
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Mapping the depletion of natural capital
11 June 2021Maps to showcase hotspots of relative natural capital depletion are a starting point for investors to understand its impact on portfolios, write Gemma James and Sylvaine Rols
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Last chance to enter Impact Awards
10 June 2021Entries to Environmental Finance's Impact Awards are set to close at midnight on Tuesday, 15 June.
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Vontobel launches global impact equity fund
10 June 2021Vontobel Asset Management has launched a global impact equity fund and hired Elena Tedesco to manage the fund.
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KBI changes its mind on the sustainability of burning biomass
10 June 2021KBI Global Investors said a reclassification of the way it judges the positive and negative impact of its own investments has seen its overall impact score drop compared with last year - with companies involved in burning of biomass and natural gas distribution behind the rerating.
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Schafer Cullen launches water impact fund
10 June 2021US-based asset manager Schafer Cullen Capital Management has launched a listed equities fund that will invest in companies it deems to have a positive impact on water quality and availability.
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TCFD plans to recommend 'forward-looking' disclosures
10 June 2021The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) secretariat plans to update its guidance to recommend signatories provide "forward-looking" information related to climate risks and opportunities over short-, medium-, and long-term time horizons.