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Be realistic about the political environment for managers, says Nest CIO

From Rob Langston in Edinburgh

Nest threatens to vote against chair if companies scale back climate commitments

Nest has updated its voting policy to make clear that it "may vote against the chair of a company that has materially scaled back its climate strategy without adequate explanation".

Development Bank of Rwanda launches third sustainability-linked bond

The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is planning to raise at least RWF23 billion ($15.7 million) from its third sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the performance-based instrument continues to see issuance volumes contract.

Bangladesh's Pubali Bank plans $100m debut green bond

EU-US regulatory divergence points to 'chaotic transition', says T Rowe Price

The US repeal of the central legal foundation for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, and concurrent regulatory changes in the EU point to "a chaotic transition" ahead, one of the world's largest asset managers has warned.

SFDR could reopen old wounds of fund name rules, survey says

Pensions group urges FCA to require more details on ESG raters' methodologies

BNP AM Alts invests in nature restoration

'It is the first time I am optimistic about Canadian transition finance progress'

There is optimism that Canada will finally develop a transition taxonomy, but a fixed income investor remained cautious about its potential for sustainable bonds.

Transparency doesn't guarantee transition, UK pension funds warned

The UK government's approach to promoting sustainability has been "governance-heavy and disclosure-centric", stopping capital from being deployed to tackle climate change, delegates at a conference heard.