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Nippon Life invests in IFC social bond tackling Covid-19

Japanese insurance company Nippon Life has bought a AUD 200 million ($126 million) social bond issued by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in a private placement.

EU carbon market update: 20 April 2020

Compliance buying of EU Allowances largely ends this week and auction volume rises, so the price outlook is bearish, says Tom Lord *

Incofin among impact investors to pause investments amid Covid-19

Emerging markets impact investor Incofin Investment Management has paused new investments as it tries to help its existing investee companies survive the coronavirus crisis.

80% of impact market "on pause" after Covid-19, says Big Path Capital

Only about one fifth of investors targeting measurable positive impact alongside financial returns have continued investing in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, according to Big Path Capital.

WCI Carbon Market Update, 20 April 2020

California Carbon Allowance prices are likely to remain close to their current levels in the short term, in the absence of further selling by the financial sector, says Nicolas Girod*.

TruValue Labs publishes data on ESG impact of Covid-19

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data provider TruValue Labs has released a publicly available Covid-19 data set and a 'Coronavirus ESG Monitor' dashboard.

ESG leaders more resilient during coronavirus downturn, says AXA IM

The shares and bonds of companies with higher environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings have proved more resilient during the coronavirus market crash than their ESG laggard peers, according to research by Axa Investment Managers.

Getinge issues Covid-19 bonds to make ventilators

Swedish medical supplier Getinge has issued SEK1 billion ($100 million) of commercial paper, pledging to use the proceeds to make ventilators to help patients stricken with Covid-19.

BlackRock hails sustainable ETFs in wake of Covid-19

Sustainable ETFs chalked up another resilient performance amid the market turmoil in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. BlackRock's regional sustainable ETF head tells Ahren Lester what may have driven this, and what it means for the future of the asset class.

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