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  • 'Unjustifiably expensive' fees discouraging allocations to water, says Morningstar

    10 April 2025

    Expensive fees are likely preventing investors from allocating more capital to water-focused funds, Morningstar has claimed.

  • Strategic asset allocation in emerging markets

    10 April 2025

    Unlocking private capital for impact investing in EMDEs requires a fundamental rethink of how risk, return, and impact are evaluated, write Mike Sebastian, Royston Braganza, Simon Cooke, Sindhu Krishna, Tim Streeter and Callum Thomas.

  • Biodiversity credits a 'greenwashing risk', says former PRI exec

    09 April 2025

    Difficulties around measuring impact mean biodiversity credits could pose a greenwashing risk, a former executive leader at the Principles of Responsible Investment has warned.

  • No need for transition label yet, say investors

    07 April 2025

    There is currently no need for a transition label for sustainable bonds, but standardisation may be needed later down the line, investors told an Environmental Finance conference.

  • China raises CNY6bn from 'milestone' debut sovereign green bond

    04 April 2025

    China has raised CNY6 billion ($824 million) from a dual-tranche sovereign green bond, described as a "milestone" deal that could encourage other Chinese issuers to enter the market.

  • ESG corporate bond ETFs have 'material exposure' to deforestation, says AFII

    03 April 2025

    Environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused corporate bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are "materially" invested in substantially deforestation-exposed issuers, according to a think tank -...

  • Canadian climate agency moves CAD20m to 'high-impact' bond funds

    01 April 2025

    The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) has moved CAD20 million ($14 million) of its endowment from a major Canadian bank to two "high-impact" investment funds, including a Canada-focused green bond fund.

  • Nature not a priority for AGM season, says Morningstar Sustainalytics

    01 April 2025

    Nature is unlikely to be a priority this AGM season, Morningstar Sustainalytics tells Genevieve Redgrave, but ocean-related issues could rise up the agenda.

  • Canadian election 'casts a shadow over' work on taxonomy, disclosures

    27 March 2025

    The future of Canadian sustainable finance policy, including a proposed green and transition taxonomy and sustainability-related disclosures, is shrouded in uncertainty as the country prepares for a federal election next month, a policy expert has said.

  • 'Momentum returning' to SLL market but targets and transition plans must improve, webinar hears

    27 March 2025

    Momentum is returning to the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market but further work is needed to ensure the credibility of Sustainability Performance Targets (SPTs), an Environmental Finance webinar heard.