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US managers exiting NZAM 'will be expected to prove' sustainability credentials

US asset managers who left the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative will be expected to prove their stewardship activity keeps pace with industry best practice, according to a UK pension fund.

Why credible fossil fuel phase-out needs carbon finance

Carbon finance can accelerate fossil fuel phase out, but integrity matters, writes Julie Aguko

Bpifrance raises €1bn from debut 'European Green Bond'

French public sector investment bank Bpifrance has raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from its first green bond using the 'European Green Bond' (EuGB) label.

NBIM to make $425m investment in US renewables

HSBC climate tech team joins Bridges to explore €200m fund

Bridges Fund Management has hired HSBC Asset Management's climate technology investment team, with plans to explore a new €200 million ($232 million) fund.

Austria's €1bn green bond tap 13-times oversubscribed

US Pace-style property programmes poised for global spread, GFI says

Programmes designed to finance clean energy upgrades to property that are modelled on a US initiative are poised for rapid adoption internationally, including in the UK, according to the Green Finance Institute (GFI).

First Article 6.4 credits given go-ahead

Activist Saba rejects Impax Environmental Markets tender offer

US activist investor Saba Capital Management rejected a 'share tender offer' by the £982.9 million ($1.3 billion) Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) after calling for investment manager Impax Asset Management to pay costs.

WWF leads call for nature transition planning network

A report by WWF and CDP has called for the establishment a nature transition planning network to bring about consensus in the industry to integrate nature in transition planning and align existing efforts.