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NGFS transition plan 'stocktake' due this week
30 May 2023The Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) will publish its "stocktake" on transition plans this week, which one official said will demonstrate how "inconsistent" the global picture is.
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Europe 'more highly exposed' to negative biodiversity impact
30 May 2023Europe is more highly exposed to negative biodiversity impact than other regions including the US, with emerging markets also "slightly ahead" on developing 'positive' biodiversity solutions.
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Sustainable funds grow globally despite regional outflows
30 May 2023While global sustainable assets continued to rise, large outflows in many regions slowed the global pace of investment in the first quarter of 2023.
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China legacy green bond 'common ground taxonomy' relabelling due soon
26 May 2023The China Green Finance Committee is preparing to publish its methodology for relabelling existing Chinese green bonds as being in alignment with the 'common ground taxonomy' (CGT) in a "couple of months' time".
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Impact investors seek contribution, not 'additionality'
26 May 2023Impact investors increasingly define the outcomes of their investments in terms of 'contribution' to positive impact, rather than seeking to define the difference they make using the divisive term 'additionality', a webinar heard.
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Sustainable bond market risks fragmentation amid 'regulatory overload'
25 May 2023By Ahren Lester at the ICMA AGM in Paris
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Sumitomo Mitsui to begin voting against boards on ESG issues
25 May 2023Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management will for the first time vote against boards that have failed to take action on ESG issues, following six years of engagement with company management.
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Just Energy Transition Partnerships 'ready for investment'
24 May 2023From Genevieve Redgrave at the Net Zero Delivery Summit
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'Just transition' guidance issued to harness trillions in investment
24 May 2023Guidance for fund managers on how to invest in a 'just transition' to net zero has been published, with the aim of harnessing trillions of dollars to support social objectives linked to the transition.
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Ground-breaking PRI sovereign investor engagement initiative expands
24 May 2023More investors have been asked to join a ground-breaking collaborative fixed income investor engagement initiative for sovereign issuers coordinated by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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Scope 3 resolution fails to make progress at Shell's AGM
23 May 2023Oil giant Shell suffered another investor revolt over its climate plans at its AGM, but the rebellion failed to grow in size compared with the previous year.
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Engage countries on economic freedoms to bring ESG benefits, says MSIM
23 May 2023Investors are "less credible" when engaging with policymakers on ESG, and should focus instead on improving economic freedom, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) told Environmental Finance.
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'Huge opportunities' for gender-focused corporate sustainable bond growth
22 May 2023Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) said there are "huge opportunities" for growth in gender-focused sustainable bond issuance, especially for corporate bonds, as markets increasingly look for instruments tied to "tangible and positive impacts".
- Impact investors seek contribution, not 'additionality'
- Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part one
- China legacy green bond 'common ground taxonomy' relabelling due soon
- Recommendations on TNFD nature data utility 'due next month'
- EU climate benchmark funds hit €58bn in assets
- People moves, 26 May: Verra, Allianz GI, Standard Chartered, Federated Hermes ... and more
- NZIA exodus continues as Allianz, Axa and Scor depart
- WWF fisheries fund targeting supply chain sustainability improvements
- Loan round-up: NEOM, Citi and Scotiabank
- Sumitomo Mitsui to begin voting against boards on ESG issues