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Boards' 'hesitance' to engage with Japanese investors persists, GPIF says
21 April 2026Board members and CEOs at some Japanese companies remain "hesitant" to engage with institutional investors on topics including those relating to sustainability, according to a director at the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
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JP Morgan closes $57m sustainable bond ETF after three years
21 April 2026JP Morgan Asset Management (JP Morgan AM) is to shut down a $57 million short-duration green, social and sustainability bond-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF), just three years after launch.
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GHG Protocol proposals risk complicating climate reporting, says EFRAG
21 April 2026Proposals by the GHG Protocol for a framework to account for clean power purchase agreements (PPAs), carbon credits and 'avoided emissions' risk undermining EU and other climate reporting rules, a paper by EU advisors says.
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Could SLB issuance have reached its nadir?
20 April 2026Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance volumes reached just $3 billion in the first quarter of 2026 and have now been stuck at this depressed level for three consecutive quarters, potentially representing a nadir for the instrument after a torrid few years.
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Maire raises €185m from sustainability-linked Schuldschein
20 April 2026Italian engineering firm Maire has reiterated its commitment to the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market with a €185 million ($218 million) Schuldschein transaction.
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North Rhine-Westphalia launches 10-year sustainability bond
20 April 2026German state North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has hired six banks to launch a 10-year, euro-denominated sustainability bond, after identifying more than €2.6 billion ($3.1 billion) worth of eligible expenditures.
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Stakeholders warn of 'regressive' ISSB stance on nature standard
20 April 2026A group of nonprofits, industry bodies and others have warned they are "extremely concerned" by a paper from International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) staff recommending a non-mandatory approach to nature reporting.
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Iran war 'has accelerated ESG fund underperformance'
20 April 2026The underperformance of ESG-themed equity funds relative to conventional benchmarks has worsened since the start of the US war with Iran, according to research by Commerzbank, which it calls "a significant event for sustainable investing".
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Shareholders back exit from Impax Environmental Markets
20 April 2026Most shareholders in London Stock Exchange-listed Impax Environmental Markets have chosen to exit the closed-end fund following a vote designed to placate activist investor Saba Capital.
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'Hopefully NZAM is stronger after US departures'
17 April 2026The suspension of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAM) was a shock, particularly as some asset managers were waiting to sign up, according to ABN AMRO Investment Solutions, but it is hopeful the initiative will emerge stronger.
- Place-based impact for the net zero economy
- IFC mandates benchmark five-year US dollar green bond
- Changing the conversation on nature finance
- ASTM publishes inaugural green finance framework
- SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category
- Making green guarantees profitable
- IFC issues inaugural euro green benchmark, while dollar deal tightens by 4bps
- Biggest insurers failing to get to grips with adaptation, says ShareAction
- TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB
- Exclusive: Standard Life among financial institutions in 'just transition' pilot