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UK to raise £2.5bn from first 2024 green bond deal
31 January 2024The UK will raise £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) from a tap of its 2053 sovereign green bond in an auction to take place next week, marking the start of its 2024 sustainable bond issuance after a record-breaking 2023.
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Amundi looking to 'escalate' engagement and voting on biodiversity
31 January 2024Amundi is looking to escalate its engagement activity against companies that have a negative impact on biodiversity, including potential voting action at proxy season.
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AfDB launches ground-breaking 'sustainable hybrid' bond
30 January 2024The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the first 'sustainable hybrid capital' bond from a multi-lateral development bank (MDB).
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Circular economy 'super underdeveloped', claims M&G
30 January 2024The circular economy will be a key investment theme for 2024, being one of the sustainable development goals that is "going backwards".
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ECB makes nature risk a priority
30 January 2024The European Central Bank (ECB) has added 'nature loss and degradation' to its key areas of focus for the next two years.
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Investors urged to up engagement on marine biodiversity
30 January 2024Investors have been urged to increase engagement and voting action on marine biodiversity issues, as well as begin to look for investments in marine conservation.
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LEON founder launches sustainable food investment firm
30 January 2024Henry Dimbleby, founder of UK-based fast food chain LEON, has launched a new investment firm dedicated to sustainable food investments.
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Canadian version of CA100+ to push companies for near-term climate targets
30 January 2024A collaborative engagement initiative focused on high-emitting Canadian companies not captured in the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) initiative is set to ask for more detailed near-term emissions targets, according to an investor member.
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Bregal's impact arm launches nature strategy, appoints Silvani
30 January 2024Bregal Sphere, the impact investing arm of private equity firm Bregal Investments, has launched a nature strategy.
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PAI broadens its sustainability lens to include water
30 January 2024Private equity firm PAI Partners has added water to its sustainability assessments, in recognition of its importance to its portfolio, Environmental Finance has learned.
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- Exclusive: Combined climate and nature value-at-risk tool launched
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