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Harnessing export credit agencies for impact

Private debt funds set for launch could show how a 'little-known, $250 billion industry' can drive positive impact, Hussein Sefian tells Michael Hurley

COP26 calls for investors to commit to net-zero carbon and net-zero deforestation

The organisers of November's climate summit have called on institutional investors to commit to net-zero carbon and net-zero deforestation.

News round-up: ISS, Toronto, TSX, IHS Markit and more

Sustainability-linked bond step-ups need to be 'more material' for firms

The coupon step-ups associated with sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) need to be "more material" for firms than is demonstrated by current market practice, according to Aviva Investors.

KKR acquires sustainability consultancy ERM

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange select IHS Markit to provide ESG reporting

ISS throws its weight behind Engine No.1's proposed Exxon board changes

Investors urged to join sovereign climate performance assessment project

Investors have been urged to get involved in a project to develop an assessment framework for the carbon performance of sovereigns, currently backed by groups including the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

Without metals, there can be no energy transition

Demand for metals is set to rise exponentially with the growth of renewable energy and electric vehicles, writes Michel Wiskirski

Bitcoin 'net negative' ESG investment, says BMO

Bitcoin is a "net negative" investment from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) standpoint, according to BMO in a statement in response to electric vehicle maker Tesla saying it would stop accepting Bitcoin for car purchases.