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BP 'raises questions' with pledge to be 'net zero' by 2050

The new CEO of oil and gas giant BP has released, to great fanfare, a pledge to make the company net zero by 2050 - but NGOs dismissed it as "cynical" and one investor said it "raises a number of questions".

KKR closes $1.3bn impact fund

New York-based KKR has reached a final close on its $1.3 billion impact fund.

UK poised to require TCFD-style reporting from pension funds

The UK is set to become the first country to require pension funds to report in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Moody's says ESG concerns increasingly influencing credit quality

Moody's Investors Services said environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns were "increasingly" influencing credit outlooks in 2020.

Ecosystem Investment Partners closes $455m wetlands fund

Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP) has hit its hard cap of $454.5 million at final close of its fourth fund.

Equator Principles teams up with IFC to help banks manage risks

The Equator Principles Association (EPA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are to collaborate in efforts to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions to manage environmental and social risk.

Refinitiv 'to launch fund sustainability scores by the end of H1'

Refinitiv aims to launch its fund sustainability scoring system by the end of the first half of this year, Environmental Finance can reveal.

NNIP launches €405m impact equity funds

NN Investment Partners has launched three thematic impact equity funds designed to contribute to 14 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

EU Carbon Market Update, 10 February

EU Allowance prices continue to sink, and the fundamentals remain bearish in the week ahead, says Tom Lord*