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  • Sustainable bond impact reports 'still lack comparability'

    19 May 2023

    Bond issuers 'should do more' to align with impact reporting frameworks, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Ahren Lester reports

  • GAM: Bank, insurer green bond focus 'amplifies' investment impact

    24 April 2023

    The Swiss asset manager has been "positively surprised" by the financial institution response to engagement by its ground-breaking green bond fund, Ahren Lester reports

  • COP27 draft criticised for not tackling fossil fuels

    17 November 2022

    The first draft of the COP27 final agreement has been criticised for not committing to reducing fossil fuel usage other than unabated coal, with an institutional investor lamenting the lack of progress.

  • The Future of ESG Data Conference: Highlights

    20 October 2022

    Environmental Finance's in-person conference on The Future of ESG Data this week highlighted the numerous challenges that are being addressed in the space, as related regulatory and market developments unfold at record pace

  • Fund-level scenario analysis requirement is 'regulatory overkill'

    19 October 2022

    The merits and shortcomings of scenario analysis were debated at a panel discussion at The Future of ESG Data conference. Peter Cripps reports

  • CA100: Desperately seeking credible transition strategies

    13 October 2022

    The latest results of its benchmark show more action is needed to match net zero commitments, writes Peter Cripps

  • GAM sets 2030 decarbonisation targets for $12.5bn portion of assets

    07 September 2022

    Swiss asset manager GAM Investments has set decarbonisation targets for 36% of its investment management assets - but said methodology and data issues restricted it from setting comprehensive targets.

  • Translating distant net zero targets into near-term action

    27 June 2022

    Stephanie Maier and Stephanie Pfeifer share five reflections from their leadership of the Climate Action 100+ global steering committee

  • CA100+: 'Alarming' lack of medium-term targets set for AGM challenge

    30 March 2022

    Much more action is needed for companies to align with a scenario in which global temperature rise is kept to 1.5°C, Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has said.

  • People Moves 8 January: HSBC, EcoSecurities, Standard Chartered, Posaidon, GAM, CBRE Global Investors, ODDO BHF, Hannon Armstrong, Sustainalytics

    08 January 2021