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Impact investing too niche for a UK-style fund label, says French regulator
27 September 2024The market for impact investments is "too niche" for the EU to introduce a fund label as part of its review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), France's financial markets regulator has said.
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French regulator surveying 'fashionable' biodiversity funds
27 September 2024France's financial markets regulator is surveying disclosures by managers of funds targeting biodiversity-themed investments, as it prepares to regulate EU taxonomy reporting.
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AXA IM's nature investments reach €919m
27 September 2024AXA Investment Managers' investments in natural capital solutions have reached over €919 million ($1 billion), with progression also made on its interim net-zero targets.
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ALTÉRRA commits $350m to BlackRock emerging markets transition strategy
26 September 2024ALTÉRRA has announced its second big deal of New York Climate Week, after committing $350 million to BlackRock's emerging markets transition infrastructure strategy.
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CBI launches resiliency taxonomy
26 September 2024The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has launched a taxonomy clarifying what constitutes a credible investment in climate resilience.
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UNEP FI and FfB co-creating biodiversity investment framework
26 September 2024The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB) are developing a framework which will look to "operationalise" nature positive concept and standardise definitions and investment approaches.
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UNDP partnering with ORRAA on nature-positive coastal investment
26 September 2024A partnership between the UN Development Programme and the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) will look at how to create "enabling conditions" for coastal resilience investments.
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Forestry an 'unrecognised economic force', says BNP Paribas
26 September 2024Sustainable forestry and forest carbon credits are a growing opportunity and could play a "significant role" in future portfolios, BNP Paribas Asset Management has said.
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Rush to regulate ESG ratings raises risk of having to backtrack, Japan FSA chief says
26 September 2024The EU risks having to "backtrack" on its regulation of disclosure by providers of ESG ratings, according to a Japanese regulator.
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IFVI to publish five methodologies next month
26 September 2024The International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI) is to launch a series of methodologies focused on air pollution, land use, waste and water pollution next month.
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