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  • The 13 trends shaping ESG data

    06 July 2023

    The ESG data industry is undergoing radical transformation, in terms of the scale and breadth of its coverage - and the scrutiny it attracts. Peter Cripps reports

  • Q&A: Royal London Global Equity Transitions Fund

    27 December 2022

    Bixuan Xu, manager of the newly launched fund, says holdings are picked based on the materiality and credibility of their transition strategies

  • Exclusive interview with new CBI chair

    25 November 2022

    New chair Doris Honold tells Ahren Lester the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) should focus on "replicating and innovating" to accelerate the scaling of the sustainable bond market

  • Asset managers must end fossil fuel investment

    18 May 2022

    There's no way for asset managers to hit net zero targets without setting fossil fuel exclusion policies, argues Desiree Fixler

  • Q&A - reflections of a green bond pioneer

    19 February 2020

    In February 2010, while CIO at Nikko Asset Management, Stuart Kinnersley* established the world's first dedicated green bond fund - the Nikko/World Bank Green Bond Fund. 10 years on, he answers questions about the subsequent developments in this space and his hopes for the coming decade.

  • Adam Matthews: A believer in the power of engagement

    10 February 2020

    The Church of England Pensions Board's ethics and engagement director explains to Ahren Lester the key role asset managers can play in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy

  • Profile: James Gifford

    19 December 2018

    UBS's impact expert talks to Peter Cripps

  • Opinion - ICMA's René Karsenti

    16 April 2018

    The future of finance is green, says ICMA president René Karsenti.

  • High altitude returns

    08 November 2017

    Public money is being used to derisk institutional capital to deliver superior, risk-adjusted returns while tackling the Himalayan glacial melt crisis, explains Tim Gocher

  • Q&A with Paul Byrne on QBE Insurance's inaugural green bond

    20 April 2017

    QBE Insurance Group is gearing up to issue the sector's first green bond, Paul Byrne its group treasurer speaks to Environmental Finance exclusively