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Al Gore-backed satellite data suggests oil & gas GHG emissions double reported levels
17 September 2021A database of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on direct, independent observation using satellites, remote sensing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning has been launched, which suggests oil & gas emissions may be double the levels reported.
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US real estate fund targets $1bn in impact investments
16 September 2021Casoro Group has launched its Onyx Impact Fund to invest in real estate in the US, and set a target of $1 billion in investments over the 10-year life of the fund.
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Big Society Capital targets £15bn UK social impact market by 2025
16 September 2021Big Society Capital says it intends to catalyse the UK's social impact market to grow to as much as £15 billion ($21 billion) in size by 2025, as it launched a refreshed investment strategy.
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Jeb Bush-led impact fund manager raises $350m
16 September 2021An impact fund led by former governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, that its managers claim will target "impact-like investing without lagging returns", has raised $350 million.
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UK regulator urged to go beyond TCFD, and require social impact reporting
16 September 2021Listed companies, asset managers, life insurers and pension providers in the UK should be required to report on social factors as well as environmental factors, the regulator has been told.
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Activist hedge fund Elliott 'pushing for separation of SSE's renewables arm'
15 September 2021Elliott Management is pushing for the break-up of Scottish utility SSE to realise value in its renewable energy business, according to reports.
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Oil majors to pilot net zero model that pits winding-down as 'legitimate' strategy
15 September 2021BP, Eni, Repsol, Shell and Total are the first oil companies to agree to pilot an investor-led standard that is designed to improve comparability of transition plans, and "acknowledges winding-down as a legitimate strategy".
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$850m timberland portfolio to aim for positive climate, biodiversity impact
14 September 2021A portion of BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group's forestry portfolio valued at $850 million is to be managed with the aim of having a net positive impact on nature and the environment, as part of a tie-up with The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
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Engine No. 1 likens ESG ratings to 'emojis'
14 September 2021The investment firm that rose to prominence by dealing ExxonMobil a bloody nose over its climate governance has taken aim at "flawed" ESG ratings, devising its own framework it considers superior.
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UK regulator urged to bring forward asset manager TCFD disclosure obligations
13 September 2021Large asset managers and life insurers in the UK should be required to make climate-related disclosures next year, the country's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been urged.
- 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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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.
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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.
