News

• 'Delayed' Greek green bond debut expected in 2022

  06 July 2022

  Greece plans to issue its debut green bond by the end of 2022, according to its debt head, after market volatility delayed its original plans.

• Munich Re joins WTW's expanded coral reef protection venture

  06 July 2022

  Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has expanded its endangered coral reef protection programme and appointed Munich Re as an additional insurance capacity provider.

• Bank of England told to expand work on nature-related risk

  05 July 2022

  The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has recommended the central bank expand its work on nature-related risks, in a move heralded as a first.

• ESG Data Guide 2022 launched

  05 July 2022

  Environmental Finance has launched the latest annual update to its ESG Data Guide, shining a light on the rapid evolution of the ESG data market.

• UBP eyes 'smart agtech' amid escalating fertiliser costs

  05 July 2022

  Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) said it is targeting investments in agricultural technology (agtech) solutions that reduce famers' reliance on fertiliser, pesticides, and water waste, amid rising fertiliser prices globally.

• Does ESG influence real economy? 'Maybe a little bit,' says research

  05 July 2022

  The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investments impacts the real economy "maybe a little bit", researchers have said.

• LGIM: First in a series of 'net zero' credit fund launches

  05 July 2022

  Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) said the launch of its 'net zero' corporate bond fund will be the "first in a series" of 'net zero' credit funds, amid "significant" interest from institutional investors.

• BNP publishes first 'biodiversity footprint'

  05 July 2022

  BNP Paribas Asset Management has published the first 'biodiversity footprint' of its investments and revealed plans to report the positive biodiversity impact of its investments later this year.

• UK delays sustainability disclosure consultation

  05 July 2022

  The UK regulator overseeing development of new sustainability disclosure requirements for asset managers and asset owners has again delayed publishing proposals for consultation.

• Federated Hermes tops asset manager ESG integration review

  04 July 2022

  US asset manager Federated Hermes scored highest for environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration among major investors in a study by a credit rating agency.