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News Round Up: Fitch, ANZ, Luxembourg for Finance, and more

Incofin, KfW launch 'emergency liquidity facility' for agriculture

A €40 million ($47 million) 'emergency liquidity facility' has been launched to help smallholder farmers in developing countries survive the economic fallout from Covid-19.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Michelin, Sarawak Energy and Etihad Airways

Michelin signs €2.5bn sustainability-linked facility

Are banks really going green, or just greenwashing? Part two

With banks' sustainability commitments under fire, are science-based targets the answer, asks Christopher Marchant

News Round Up: GGFI, FIN-SMART, South Korea, and more

Bond round-up: AFD, Morgan Stanley, NSW, ICO, Barclays ... and more

Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity

The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.

Are banks really going green, or just greenwashing?

Some of the world's largest banks have made hundreds of billions of dollars in commitments to sustainable financing, with many pledging to align their portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Christopher Marchant asks whether these commitments are impactful

PRI publishes investment manager selection, monitoring guides

The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) published three new guides for asset owners, outlining how they can ensure environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations remain at the heart of their relationships with investment managers.

Brunel moves beyond ESG risk mitigation with £1.2bn equities fund

Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) listed global equities fund that moves beyond mitigating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, and is focused on investing in companies that make a positive contribution to society.