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ConocoPhillips commits to improving methane transparency

Making carbon offset disclosure align with climate value

The voluntary carbon market would benefit from a ratings system to score the climate effectiveness of different offset types, argue Brad Handler, Simon Lomax and Morgan Bazilian

UK Treasury Secretary backs green savings bonds

The Economic Secretary to the UK Treasury promised to improve impact reporting requirements and backed green savings bonds in his first outing as secretary.

Malaysia announces climate stress test

Actis sells Lekela Power

UK government plans taskforce on social investment

A taskforce to help UK pension schemes incorporate social factors in their investments is to be established by the government Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Sustainable bond issuance breaks downward trend with rise in Q2

Sustainable bond issuance experienced a modest rebound in the second quarter of 2022, ending five consecutive quarters of declining issuance amid increasingly challenging fixed income market conditions.

Berenberg targets positive impact but refrains from impact label

Berenberg Bank says it does not define itself as an impact investor despite running three 'impact-focussed' funds - a distinction it says helps avoid perceptions of greenwashing while definitions of impact are in flux, according to a senior employee.

Anti-activist ETF called God Bless America pitched

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) called God Bless America with the ticker YALL that screens out "activist" companies has been proposed.

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