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LGX adds section for 'pureplay' climate-aligned issuers

The Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) has launched a dedicated section for climate-aligned issuers, regardless of whether they apply a label such as green, social, sustainability or sustainability-linked (GSSS) to their bonds.

BlackRock integrates climate considerations into capital market assumptions

The world's largest asset manager BlackRock is to integrate climate considerations into its capital market assumptions (CMAs), the long-term return expectations for asset classes that form the cornerstones of client portfolios.

Pakistan explores issuing first sovereign 'nature performance bond'

Pakistan could become the first sovereign to issue a nature performance bond, it has been revealed.

News Round-up: RBC, Barclays, NBIM, ISS, Greencoat and more

People Moves 26 February: ING; Partners Capital; Wellington Management; Capital Group

IOSCO offers to help IFRS coordinate global disclosure standards

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has offered to establish an expert group that would help the IFRS coordinate development of its proposed global sustainability reporting standards.

A coalition to combat climate change

Carlos Sanchez, executive director for the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) and director of climate resilience finance at Willis Towers Watson's climate and resilience hub, discusses the CCRI's mission and successes to date

Private equity set to drive impact fundraising rebound

Private equity fund managers are leading a charge of impact investors looking to raise a combined €140 billion ($170 billion), data from Phenix Capital reveals - a sum that suggests coming months could see a dramatic rebound in impact allocations after Covid-19 dampened last year's total.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Marfrig, GLP, En+, and more...

News Round Up: Moody's, MSCI