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WHEB launches Rothschild-backed Environmental Impact Fund
19 January 2022WHEB Asset Management has launched a new fund with a dedicated focus on the environment, which has attracted seed investment from Rothschild & Co Wealth Management.
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BlackRock's Fink lauds decarbonisation 'phoenixes' over divestment
18 January 2022BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink rejected sectoral divestment as a means to deliver a net-zero transition in his annual letter to fellow bosses...
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Most large French companies 'still don't have enough women on boards'
17 January 2022A €5 trillion ($5.7 trillion) French investor initiative focused on improving corporate gender diversity hopes for "more tangible progress" in 2022...
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Citi, CommerzBank among climate tech firm backers
17 January 2022A climate technology firm has raised $19 million in funding from five investors, including the venture capital arms of Citi and CommerzBank.
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Simplifying the CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'laughable'
13 January 2022Criticism of the Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) being "too complicated" has been described as "laughable,"...
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Record-breaking 2021 sustainable ETF flows jump 62%
11 January 2022More than $135 billion flowed into global sustainable exchange traded products (ETPs) in 2021, setting a fresh all-time high after record-breaking 2020 inflows.
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CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'too complicated'
10 January 2022The Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has potential to become an "essential tool" for investors, according to a climate finance campaigner, but currently suffers from being too complicated and lacking detailed requirements around current proof of alignment.
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Renewables slump pushes award-winning funds into 2021 loss
06 January 2022An award-winning, impact-focused fund manager has lamented a lack of policy action to tackle climate change, as a fall in the value of clean energy holdings...
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Inflation will benefit green stocks, says fund manager
24 December 2021Investors in green companies have nothing to fear from the bout of inflation roiling stock markets, a leading sustainable fund manager has argued.
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UK regulator extends climate and transition reporting rules
20 December 2021FCA has extended coverage of its climate-related disclosure rules for listed companies and added requirements around transition plans for those firms as well as asset managers and life insurers.