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2X Challenge publishes gender equality criteria for investors

The 2X Challenge to invest to improve gender equality has published investment criteria for private financiers, as the initiative announced it has surpassed its initial objective by 50%, to drive $4.5 billion in investments.

Perpetual closes $36m acquisition of ESG investor Trillium

The $36 million acquisition of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused investment firm Trillium Asset Management by Australian financial firm Perpetual has completed.

GRESB launches climate risk platform

The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) is to launch a platform assessing real estate and infrastructure's exposure to physical climate risk.

People Moves 3 July: ISS ESG; Next Energy Capital; KPMG; WHEB; US Solar Fund; Co-operators Group; Clarmondial; PwC

China green bonds: the state and effectiveness of the market

Despite the strong growth in the Chinese green bond market in recent years, analysis by the Climate Policy Initiative's Donovan Escalante and June Choi shows there is still plenty policymakers and investors can do to boost how effective the market becomes

SocGen, CDC sign $100m West Africa risk sharing facility

Societe Generale and the UK's CDC Group have agreed a $100 million trade finance risk sharing facility to increase access to finance for businesses and importers in Africa.

Mapfre to invest in impact debt fund

Mapfre Asset Management and Global Social Impact Investments (GSI) have launched a fund to invest in short- and medium-term private debt in emerging markets.

Despite Covid, climate change is the defining issue of our time, says BoE

Climate change remains "the defining issue of our time", despite the economic damage being wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of England has warned.

Frank Elderson: Covid-19 recovery should 'aim for 1.5°C economy'

Frank Elderson, executive director of supervision at the central bank of the Netherlands (DNB), has called for any recovery plan from the Covid-19 pandemic to be aligned with 1.5°C of global warming by 2050.

Morgan Stanley builds impact into multi-asset fund

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched a multi-asset fund that aims to provide "a measure of downside protection in volatile markets", as well as to incrementally increase investments in companies with potential to create positive environmental or social impact.