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Nature-positive investments still searching for a 'natural home' at Zurich
14 March 2024Green bonds are an "easy play" for investors looking for nature-positive investments, according to Zurich - but the "natural home" among financial asset classes for natural capital investments remains unclear.
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Edmond de Rothschild's infra specialist holds €306m third close
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EQT closes €3bn impact fund
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Permira launches climate transition platform
06 March 2024 -
Impact investor consortium raise €215m for German electrolyser manufacturer
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Performance in Covid period shows resilience of ESG investing, ESMA research says
20 February 2024ESG-themed listed equities funds tended to have better financial performance and higher inflows than their peers at the height of Covid-19 - indicating the resilience of the investment style in periods of extreme financial stress, according to research by a regulator.
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Snam secures inaugural Moody's net-zero plan score
12 February 2024Snam has been awarded the inaugural Moody's 'Net Zero Assessment' (NZA) score, with the Italian energy infrastructure firm praised for its "clear" Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction plan but was warned of challenging Scope 3 "hurdles".
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PAI looks to embed carbon pricing throughout its portfolio
12 February 2024PAI Partners is to encourage its portfolio companies this year to use internal carbon pricing, in a bid to better manage transition risks within its funds.
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HanETF to close two clean energy ETFs
08 February 2024HanETF plans to shut down a solar-focused and a clean energy exchange-traded fund (ETF), citing a "failure to gather assets".
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S&P DJI to create carbon budget-focused index for PenSam
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Wheb introduces climate adaptation theme following hottest year on record
25 January 2024Impact investor Wheb Asset Management has introduced a climate adaptation sub-theme, as global warming pushed temperatures to another record year in 2023.
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Flows to European ESG ETFs continued to fall in 2023
15 January 2024The amount of capital flowing into environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) in Europe declined in 2023, data from Morningstar has shown.
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ESG resolution support among US asset managers slumps in 2023
11 January 2024Key environmental, social and governance (ESG) shareholder resolutions at US firms in 2023 were backed by just half of major US asset managers, according to Morningstar - significantly falling behind their European peers.
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Dedicated transition funds 'needed to drive change'
09 January 2024Dedicated "transition" strategies can help "preserve clarity" in the sustainable investment sector and drive real change in the economy, said Altius Asset Management (Altius AM),...
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Mirova bullish about European renewables as it trumpets wind exit
09 January 2024Mirova said it continues to see opportunities in the European renewables market despite the macroeconomic outlook, as it exited a wind project investment that saw its valuation boosted by higher energy prices.
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