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Debra McCoy returns to Bain & Company as partner

Onex hires Judy Cotte as head of ESG

G7 stock indexes on 3°C pathway, says SBTi

The main stock indexes of the G7 countries are collectively on a pathway for a 2.95°C temperature rise by 2050, analysis by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has found, with those in US, UK, Canada and Japan on track to contributing to at least a 3°C increase.

Sustainability Linked Bond Principles get first birthday present - further metric guidance

One year after they were first published, the developers of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) have provided some illustrative metrics...

Fannie Mae, Nordea join Green Bond Principles executive as ING, Kommunalbanken depart

Fannie Mae and Nordea Bank have been elected to the executive committee (ExCom) that develops the Green Bond Principles (GBP)...

Big Society Capital invests in UK accommodation for homeless

Big Society Capital plans to invest alongside the UK government to provide about 200 homes for rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness.

The concept of low-carbon alpha is 'fake', claim academics

Constructing equity portfolios using 'low-carbon' as a factor does not generate alpha, contrary to the beliefs of many investors, a paper has claimed.

Mapping the depletion of natural capital

Maps to showcase hotspots of relative natural capital depletion are a starting point for investors to understand its impact on portfolios, write Gemma James and Sylvaine Rols

Last chance to enter Impact Awards

Entries to Environmental Finance's Impact Awards are set to close at midnight on Tuesday, 15 June.

Vontobel launches global impact equity fund

Vontobel Asset Management has launched a global impact equity fund and hired Elena Tedesco to manage the fund.