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ECB market neutrality strategy review 'disappointing'
04 August 2021The European Central Bank (ECB) has been criticised for a lack of urgency in its review of the 'market neutrality' principle...
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Moody's launches UN Global Compact alignment tool
03 August 2021Moody's ESG Solutions has launched a screening tool for investors to evaluate the alignment of companies
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Foresight renewable energy fund exceeds fundraise cap
02 August 2021Infrastructure investment manager Foresight raised the maximum size of its Europe-focused renewable energy fund and extended the fundraise period after investor demand sent capital commitments past the initial target.
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BlackRock launches its first ESG equity hedge fund
23 July 2021BlackRock has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused long-short equities
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'Green' money market fund growth faces 'significant' challenges
23 July 2021The emergence of an entirely 'green' money market fund (MMF) is currently unfeasible due to "significant implementation challenges" around lack of sufficiently diversified investment supply, according to Fitch Ratings, despite rising demand for such instruments.
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Sydney Light Rail, Raben, Aligned ... and more
22 July 2021 -
Bank of Japan climate change loan facility 'credit positive' for banks
22 July 2021The climate change loan facility to be extended to lenders by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is "credit positive" for Japanese banks...
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Japanese regulator publishes draft social bond guidelines
22 July 2021The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published its proposed Social Bond Guidelines (SBG)...
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Bond round-up: Action Logement, RBC, Seaspan, Royalty Pharma, PPC, Thai Union ... and more
21 July 2021 -
Sustainable bonds represent fifth of Euro bonds issued in 2021, says M&G
21 July 2021Sustainable bonds constituted more than a fifth of total Euro-denominated bond issuance in the first half of 2021...
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- Bezos Earth Fund: We need 'an operating system for valuing nature'
- Anti-ESG politics should largely be 'blocked out', conference hears
- Canadian 'competitiveness' push can benefit from transition plan work, says pension head
- German Chancellor calls for 'complete repeal' of EU CSDDD
- Bridges exits UK wind power maintenance business
- Adaptation becoming more prominent in green economy, LSEG report finds
- Incofin closes water private equity fund at €61m
- SocGen: Blue bonds push is a 'positive move'
- 'We are at the early stages of a complete revolution in data'
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ESG backlash 'good for the market'
16 May 2025The ESG backlash is likely to benefit the sustainable investing market - and the data on which it relies - in the long run, Environmental Finance's Sustainability Data conference in New York heard.
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BNPP quits impact network GIIN following strategic review
16 May 2025BNP Paribas Asset Management has quit the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) after deciding not to review its membership, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Why investors must lead on seafood traceability
16 May 2025Seafood remains one of the least transparent sectors in the food industry, and as result one of the most exposed to illegal practices and human rights abuses, writes Max Boucher
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Middle Eastern sustainable bond market 'building strong momentum'
16 May 2025Middle Eastern sustainable bond issuance has significantly increased in recent years, in particular since 2023 as the region hosted the high-profile UN COP climate summit.
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Masdar secures largest green bond orderbook
16 May 2025Masdar has raised $1 billion from its third green bond in a deal which was more than six times oversubscribed, securing its largest orderbook to date.