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Impact: areas to watch in 2022
24 December 2021Big-name players demonstrate the growing appeal of impact strategies - but calls for more credible evidence of impact continue to grow, Michael Hurley writes
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EU TEG taxonomy experts lament nuclear 'politicisation'
21 December 2021Members of an EU-mandated expert group have written to the European Commission to express their concern at the potential inclusion of nuclear in the bloc's sustainability taxonomy, in a decision they say has been politicised instead of following science.
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SLM eyes €250m for sustainable agriculture and forestry fund
21 December 2021SLM Partners has raised an undisclosed amount at first close to invest in forestry, permanent food crops and 'agroforestry' in Europe.
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Long-short impact strategy targets 'net-negative' financed emissions
17 December 2021A strategy has been launched that targets investment in companies with a net positive impact on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...
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DNB publishes guide on financial institutions and biodiversity
17 December 2021The Dutch central bank has published a guide to help financial institutions improve management of their exposure to biodiversity-related risks.
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Ex-Danone CEO Faber appointed chair of ISSB
16 December 2021Emmanuel Faber has been appointed chair of the recently formed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
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M&G Catalyst, TPG Rise invest in recycling company
15 December 2021Impact funds M&G Catalyst and TPG Rise have invested as part of a $170 million funding round by a company that recycles household waste to produce 'thermoplastic'
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The rise of hybrid sustainable debt frameworks
15 December 2021Frameworks that enable debt issuers to finance either specific projects or general purposes are increasingly common, Michael Hurley writes
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WBA reveals how it will assess financial system on SDGs
15 December 2021The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published the methodology for assessing the financial system's contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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UBP launches biodiversity listed equities fund
14 December 2021UBP has launched a listed equities fund targeting positive, measurable contribution to biodiversity, making it one of the first such funds targeting the theme and enabling the Swiss private bank to tap into a theme its manager predicts could support a strategy of up to $2 billion in size.
- BlackRock: It's actually a very constructive environment for investing in the transition
- Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
- Amundi: Transition bond issuers must clearly 'draw line with green'
- 'Transition finance itself is transitioning'
- Exclusive: NatureAlpha and GCFC launch UAE partnership
- NWB Bank raises €1bn through Water Bond issuance
- 'Misconceptions' holding back 'true impact' EM sustainable bonds
- TNFD releases CFO guidance
- S&P: Transition, adaptation in focus for next 1,000 SPOs
- 'Landmark' second Chinese sovereign green bond 10-times oversubscribed
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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.
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'Much better' investor demand for sustainable bonds persists
04 June 2026Strengthening interest among investors to increase their investment in labelled sustainable bonds despite plateauing issuance has ensured the asset class is attracting "much better execution dynamics".
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TISFD to create financial sector recommendations
04 June 2026The financial sector will be a key focus for a social disclosure framework under development, Simon Rawson tells Genevieve Redgrave.
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Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group
04 June 2026The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation is launching a nature transition working group in a bid to scale up capital flows towards companies reducing pressure on nature.