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2020 saw 'significant growth and diversification' of impact managers

Major impact investment managers reported a $47 billion rise in combined assets under management in a single year, updates to a database of fund managers reveal.

News Round Up: NGFS, Financial Services Taskforce, S&P, Green Finance Institute, and more

Comment: Is there really a green bubble?

Is the dramatic growth of renewables and other green stocks over the past year justified, or will it come crashing back down to earth, asks Peter Cripps

Sustainable Bonds Insight 2021 published

2020 was another record-breaking year for the green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond market

'Any revolution feels bubbly at the start' - RBC

The extent of investment required in coming years in clean energy and low-carbon technology means suggestions that current stock prices represent a 'bubble' could be wide of the mark, according to a US-based private wealth manager.

Ecocide: prosecuting the destruction of ecosystems

There are growing calls for ecocide to be recognised as an offence under the Rome Statute, which would mean individuals - including the heads of companies - could find themselves prosecuted by the International Criminal Court, says Aidan Ellis

People Moves 19 February: US Bank; Deloitte; S&P Global; Impact Cubed; First Sentier Investors; AXA IM; Chronos; Triple Point; EBRD; New Forests

BlueOrchard targets infrastructure in bid to draw larger impact investors

BlueOrchard says it is increasingly targeting investments in sustainable infrastructure as it looks to attract large investors including pension funds to make impact investments.

S&P hopes ESG-focused US mid- and small-cap indexes will drive reporting

S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) hopes that the launch of small- and mid-cap indexes to its environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused range will help drive greater sustainability reporting and action among these smaller firms

The question Morgan Stanley is most asked: Is there a green bubble?

Morgan Stanley has released a report to help investors value environmentally themed-stocks, as it revealed that the most common question it has received over the past month is whether a 'green bubble' has formed