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Asset owners increasingly sophisticated on ESG - despite backlash, says GMO
28 July 2025For many sustainability-focused asset managers in North America, day-to-day activity remains "business as usual" despite the ESG backlash, says Boston-headquartered asset manager GMO.
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Fossil-fuel financing in crosshairs with SBTi's first finance standard
22 July 2025The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a net-zero standard for financial institutions that includes a requirement on ending fossil fuel financing.
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IIX launches seventh Women's Livelihood Bond
18 July 2025The Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has launched its latest Women's Livelihood Bond, the seventh of the series.
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Adaptation will be important driver of returns, says Ninety One
18 July 2025Adaptation-related solutions and services will offer "great" opportunities for sustainability-focused investors, says investor Ninety One, as more asset managers assess the impact of climate change.
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CBAM is focusing Asian companies on carbon, says SeaTown
17 July 2025Exporters in the Asia-Pacific region will have to exceed emissions standards or be best-in-class if they want to remain part of supply chains ahead of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to Singaporean investor SeaTown.
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Ninety One welcomes scrutiny of 'flabby' sustainable investing
16 July 2025While greater scrutiny of the "flabby" sustainable investing market should be welcomed, the ESG backlash brings a danger that investors could miss out on investment opportunities, says asset manager Ninety One.
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Q2 issuance puts market on track for weakest year since 2022
15 July 2025Labelled bond issuance during the first half of the year has fallen by more than $100 billion compared with 2024, putting the sustainable bond market on track for one of its weakest years in recent memory, according to Environmental Finance Data.
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'Walking the walk on decarbonisation' can lead to higher borrowing costs, finds MSCI
15 July 2025Debt issuers that are "on track" or "partially on track" with climate targets can face higher borrowing costs than firms that were not on track, according to a white paper by MSCI.
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Renewables investing goes beyond climate change debate, says Nuveen Infrastructure
08 July 2025Institutional investors' level of understanding about clean energy has been a "game changer" in recent years, with more sophisticated conversations around the issues and challenges that the renewables sector faces, according to Nuveen Infrastructure.
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Virgin Money plans to increase lending to 'changemakers'
07 July 2025UK lender Virgin Money will increase the amount of sustainability-linked loans and other lending to businesses whose core goods and services accelerate social and environmental change, to help it meet its sustainable lending targets.