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Require ESG raters to explain changes to existing ratings, NBIM tells FCA
13 March 2026 -
Will MAGA politics trump sustainability at US AGMs?
13 March 2026The 'anti-ESG' movement threatens to further undermine support for shareholder proposals, Michael Hurley reports
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Canada told to stop climate 'flip-flopping' ahead of taxonomy announcement
13 March 2026Canada's government has been told to stop "flip-flopping" on climate policy, as a major pension fund warned that indecision was costly to long-term investment in the economy.
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EU-US regulatory divergence points to 'chaotic transition', says T Rowe Price
12 March 2026The US repeal of the central legal foundation for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, and concurrent regulatory changes in the EU point to "a chaotic transition" ahead, one of the world's largest asset managers has warned.
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SFDR could reopen old wounds of fund name rules, survey says
12 March 2026 -
Pensions group urges FCA to require more details on ESG raters' methodologies
12 March 2026 -
US firms excluding proposals will be focus of investor scrutiny, says Northern Trust
11 March 2026Several US companies that have omitted shareholder proposals from a vote at their AGM will be subject to close investor scrutiny in coming weeks, according to a large asset manager.
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Investors demand explanation from BP for attempt to omit climate proposal
11 March 2026Institutional investors are set to demand an explanation from BP on why it appears set to omit a climate-related shareholder proposal, as filers threatened legal action against the company.
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EIB pledges €75bn to EU clean energy investment strategy
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EU savings union 'not a silver bullet' for bloc's sustainability objectives
11 March 2026The EU's wide-reaching plan to integrate the financial markets of its 27 member states should not be seen as a panacea to address issues such as meeting the financing needs for the energy transition, according to a senior official.
- Achmea preps impact-focused private debt strategy for Q3 launch
- Outcomes-based bonds: Compliance carbon credit market 'key' to scalability
- Amundi: Transition bond issuers must clearly 'draw line with green'
- S&P: Transition, adaptation in focus for next 1,000 SPOs
- TISFD to create financial sector recommendations
- NWB Bank raises €1bn through Water Bond issuance
- Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
- Exclusive: NatureAlpha and GCFC launch UAE partnership
- TNFD releases CFO guidance
- BlackRock: It's actually a very constructive environment for investing in the transition
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Battery storage: charging ahead
05 June 2026Investors are increasingly bullish about the technology, which can help address energy security concerns while enabling the transition. Michael Hurley reports
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ADB backs sustainability-linked loan for farmers in India and Vietnam
04 June 2026The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $50 million sustainability-linked loan with agricultural supply chain company ETG to support smallholder coffee and cashew farmers in India and Vietnam.
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Xylem achieves 'blueium' as investors seek water exposure
04 June 2026US water technology company Xylem's inaugural blue bond was over 10 times oversubscribed, highlighting growing investor interest in water-focused sustainable finance.
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'Greenium is back' for Japanese sovereign transition bonds
04 June 2026The latest transaction in the Japanese 'climate transition' bond (CTB) programme suggests a "meaningful pocket of investor demand" for the instrument after a 'greenium' once again returned to the pioneering sovereign structure.
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Exemption for asset managers in ESRS 'creates a reporting vacuum'
04 June 2026The EU risks creating a "reporting vacuum" that undermines investors' data needs if it proceeds with a proposal to exempt asset managers' reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), observers warned.