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Deutsche Bank: corporate green bond issuances on rise

Corporate interest in green bonds will increase following the recent issues from tech companies Google parent Alphabet and Visa, according to Deutsche Bank, which acted as a manager on both issuances.

Big data 'can help assess country ESG risk, and its implications for companies'

Big data can help investors better understand countries' environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, and the challenges these present to the companies operating within them, said MSCI.

People Moves 14 August: Barclays; GIG; Rocket Foundation; Visa

Assessing Asian green bonds

Reporting of environmental and social impact is 'patchy' among Asian green bonds, finds a report, which recommends eight priorities for the market. Ahren Lester reports

Two Sigma creates impact arm to invest in 'jobs of tomorrow'

$60 billion hedge fund manager Two Sigma has created an impact arm to invest in companies it calculates can drive significant long-term growth in jobs in the consumer, business services, education and healthcare sectors.

Increase access to financial services to cut racial inequality, investors told

Investing to increase access to financial services among 'people of colour' is perhaps the most important thing investors can do to reduce racial inequality in the US, according to a report by Cornerstone Capital.

Healthcare impact investing webinar: Investment need accelerating but data dearth hampers storytelling

American Century Investments explains how impact investing in healthcare can pay social and financial dividends, but that data shortfalls make the story harder to tell. Ahren Lester reports.

SSE announces Just Transition plan following investor pressure

British energy company SSE is to adopt a Just Transition plan following pressure from non-profit Friends Provident Foundation and Royal London Asset Management.

Does private education have a place in an impact investment strategy?

There is a strong argument that private education has no place in impact investing. The reality is a lot more complicated, says UBP's Eli Koen

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Czarnikow, Terna and CMPC

Czarnikow claims world's first sustainability-linked trade facility