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$320m raised for gender equality fund

Impact investor Co-Impact has raised $320 million for its gender equality fund, which aims to raise $1 billion fund over the next ten years.

Canada to issue debut sovereign green bond this week

Ukraine invasion will lead to food shortages, warns impact investor

Russia's invasion of Ukraine will disrupt the agricultural sector and will lead to food shortages, an impact investor has warned.

Banks' climate 'analysis paralysis' shameful

The lack of readiness of banks to assess their exposure to climate risks is both alarming and shameful, according to a prominent North American asset manager.

Amundi: ESG assets face 'crowding risk,' not a 'bubble'

Amundi Asset Management said it is "false" to assert that there is an environmental, social and governance (ESG) asset 'bubble,' despite sustainable assets facing a 'crowding risk'...

MAS and CDP join forces on ESG data

Blockchain and the environment - not all bad news

Jonas Lundqvist looks at the poor environmental record for cryptocurrency but suggests the latest generation of the underlying blockchain technology is good news for the planet

Voluntary carbon market 'is a dying breed'

Kevin Conrad, executive director at the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, sparked controversy over comments the voluntary carbon market (VCM) is a "dying breed" and must "necessarily disappear" if the goals of the Paris Agreement are to be achieved.

UOB is prepared to walk away from customers in pursuit of net zero

UOB is preparing for the challenge of reaching net-zero, and ready to leave some of its investments behind, it tells Genevieve Redgrave

ECB will align policies with Paris 'quickly' despite 'green' inflation risk

The European Central Bank (ECB) "cannot simply ignore" the inflation risk posed by the green transition, a senior representative has warned, but it will still align its policies to the Paris Climate Agreement "as quickly as possible".