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Tilting markets towards material nature
24 March 2021Simon Zadek outlines a six-part framework for reshaping markets and economies in ways that reward nature-friendly, and penalise nature-destroying, investments.
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What is the true value of water?
22 March 2021Thomas Schumann, Markus Barth and Teresa Russell reflect on how we value and manage the world's most vital resource.
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Investors are obsessed with value - except when it comes to water
22 March 2021On world water day, Stuart Orr and Brian Richter identify three ways private investment in water can be transformed for the better
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Green bond fund assets double in 2020
17 March 2021Total assets in green bond funds hit $20 billion at the end of 2020, with some funds tripling in size, Ahren Lester reports, and fund managers expect inflows to continue to power ahead in 2021
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Green bonds in emerging markets: issuer Q&A
16 March 2021In response to a recent webinar on emerging market green bond issuance we have hand-picked a selection of audience questions for webinar speakers Dirk Dijksma, head of innovation investments at Symbiotics and Shushanik Hovsepyan, head of capital markets at Ameriabank
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SFDR will be a 'game changer' for sustainability reporting
16 March 2021The EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is now in play after a long gestation, and carries potential for standardisation and prevention of greenwashing. Christopher Marchant reports
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London pooling
15 March 2021A pool of London pension schemes is overhauling its responsible investment strategy, including managing climate risk and investing for impact, writes Michael Hurley
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Sustainable bond pricing perk 'not enough' for emerging market issuers
12 March 2021A webinar organised by Environmental Finance and the IFC heard from emerging market issuers of green, social and sustainability bonds about their experiences. Ahren Lester reports
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How to be practical about carbon pricing
11 March 2021Carbon pricing has a critical role to play in combating climate change but scaling it up will take time, says Prajwal Baral
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Buoyant market supports strong GSSS bond fund performance in 2020
09 March 2021Building on a strong performance in 2019, green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bond funds delivered a healthy performance in 2020 as fixed income markets were boosted by low interest rates. Ahren Lester reports
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