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UK social impact investment market passes £5bn

The UK's market for social impact investments jumped a fifth in 2019 to about £5.1 billion ($6.7 billion) in total, according to research by Big Society Capital.

EU Commission forms working group on social taxonomy

The European Commission has announced the formation of working groups as part of its Platform on sustainable finance, including one to explore building a Social Taxonomy.

$6bn charity criticises 'appalling' climate voting records of major investors, advisors

The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) has sent a letter to a dozen major global investors, pension consultants and proxy voting advisors criticising their "appalling" records for using shareholders' votes to deliver the transition to a net-zero economy.

News Round Up: MSCI, Vanguard, Mirae Asset, and more

Triodos agrees Indonesian impact debt facility

Triodos Microfinance Fund has provided a €3 million ($3.5 million) debt facility to Indonesian peer-to-peer digital lender KoinWorks.

CA100+ ups pressure on corporates to align lobbying with Paris Agreement

Institutional investors with a combined $6.5 trillion in AUM have issued "urgent" demands to 47 of the largest US-based corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters to disclose their climate lobbying practices.

News round-up: Japan's net zero goal, Willis Towers Watson, Rockefeller Foundation ... and more

Bank of England 'encouraged' by green bond greeniums

A senior Bank of England (BofE) official said the 'greeniums' reported on the recent green bond issues were an "encouraging sign" that climate-positive investment was being favoured by the market, and serves as a fillip to further sovereign green bonds - including in the UK.

Who will we trust in 2021?

No matter who wins the US election, it won't be the federal government, says John Streur

KfW on track for €8bn in 2020 green bond issuance

After a significant jump in green bond issuance in 2019, the KfW capital markets head tells Ahren Lester they still expect 2020 issuance to hit €8 billion and that 'greeniums' have persisted - but don't expect any social or sustainability-linked bonds from the development bank.