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KBI reports alignment of natural resources strategies with SDGs

KBI Global Investors (KBIGI) has estimated that more than three-quarters of the revenues from its natural resources portfolios contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

‘Sustainable’ securitisations to benefit from central banks’ ESG push: Moody’s

‘Sustainable’ corporate debt securitisations are set to benefit from central banks’ increased focus on investments that satisfy environmental sustainability criteria, Moody’s has said.

Bundesbank chief rejects risk weighting adjustment for green assets

Climate risks impact on the core tasks of central banks but “it would be wrong to want to use banking regulations to set climate policy incentives, for example by granting risk weighting ‘discounts’ for ‘green’ assets,” said Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann.

In response to accusations that Enel's SDG bond was greenwashing

Now that the G-word has been dropped, let's talk about it, says Stan Dupré

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Pimco: SDG bonds and use-of-proceeds bonds 'can co-exist'

Fixed income investment giant Pimco believes that use-of-proceeds bonds and SDG-linked instruments "may be complementary" and can co-exist under the overarching framework of SDG-aligned bonds.

Family offices ‘unconvinced by the green asset class’

Family offices “remain to be fully convinced of the merits of the green asset class… and appear to be only partially committed” to green and sustainable finance, a study has claimed.

Food companies aware of water risks but are not managing them: Ceres

Food companies are failing to effectively manage climate-related water risks such as drought and pollution – despite their growing awareness of these risks, according to Ceres.

World Bank launches sovereign ESG data portal

The World Bank has launched a free online platform that provides users with sovereign-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) data.