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ETFs: an easy way to dive into blue investments

A passive fund is a way for investors to get comfortable with the theme, Lorraine Garros-Sereyjol tells Jennifer Forrest

Transparency needed to avoid nature greenwashing, says Sustainable Fitch

More transparency is needed on how companies are assessing the materiality of nature risks and substantiating claims, Sustainable Fitch has said, as more firms include nature metrics in their reporting.

UNDP advises Mizuho on scaling Asia sustainable finance

ICMA Principles to prioritise work on transition, sustainable fintech

The executive committee (ExCom) of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-administered Principles has introduced financial technology (fintech) and digitalisation as a key priority for its work over the next year...

Barclays: 'Practical' target timing factor at play in SLB issuance decline

Barclays argues "more practical" considerations around corporate sustainability target timelines have played a material role in the sharp sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance decline in recent years, but this headwind could become a tailwind as we approach 2025.

Osmosis wins £100m Herts Pension Fund mandate

Immediate investment needed to halt England's nature crisis, warns government body

Immediate action is needed to halt the growing risks that nature degradation poses to the English economy, Natural England has warned, calling for private investment in "large-scale" ecosystem restoration.

Global sustainable investment framework needed in next year, says AFD

A global sustainable investment framework is needed within the next year, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has said, despite pushback that it is not feasible.

Embedding sustainability: a call to action for banks to operationalise

A blueprint from UNEP FI guides banks to play a pivotal part in transitioning towards climate-resilient, sustainable economy, writes Eric Usher

Canada to require private companies to make climate disclosures

Canada has pledged to introduce disclosure requirements for large private companies who are regulated at federal level, in a move it says will help investors understand the climate-related risks to which these companies are exposed.