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CT UK Social Bond Fund to target preventative outcomes

Columbia Threadneedle's UK Social Bond Fund will refocus in an attempt to identify "preventative outcomes" as it enters its second decade.

UK pensions taskforce tells regulators to consider requiring disclosures on social aspects

Biodiversity and climate targeted in ABP's €30bn impact investment pledge

Dutch pension fund ABP has identified climate and biodiversity solutions as key themes of a €30 billion impact investment drive.

Impact bonds to benefit from 'favourable' regulatory landscape in 2024, Insight Investment predicts

Impact bonds should benefit from a "more favourable" interest rate environment in 2024, as the market and regulatory landscape matures, predicted David McNeil, head of responsible investment research at Insight Investment.

Environmental Finance reveals annual Environmental Market Rankings winners

Environmental Finance is delighted to announce the winners of its 2023-2024 Environmental Market Rankings.

Nest selects LOIM to build £5bn 'thematic equity' fund

Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has been appointed to manage a "thematic equity mandate" that will be a default investment of rapidly growing UK pension fund Nest.

Sustainable Bonds Insight 2024 published

The free-to-download report features infographics and data on the main trends in the GSSS markets in 2023 and includes brand new chapters and infographics dedicated to these new directions for the market.

Infranity impact debt funds reach €2bn final close and deliver strong early returns

Sustainable infrastructure manager Infranity said its two impact debt funds have reached a final close, raising a combined €2 billion ($2.15 billion), with the initial investments set to beat their targeted returns.

SDG data platform building use of AI to identify investments

An impact-focused data platform pioneered by Dutch asset owners APG and PGGM is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to supplement human input, its research director has said.

PAI looks to embed carbon pricing throughout its portfolio

PAI Partners is to encourage its portfolio companies this year to use internal carbon pricing, in a bid to better manage transition risks within its funds.