News

• Carney: Some fossil fuel investment justified

  11 May 2022

  The transition to a net-zero carbon economy requires "nothing short of a revolution", although some limited investment in fossil fuels is justified in the short term, Mark Carney has said.

• Mandate private market disclosures, says LSEG

  11 May 2022

  Policymakers globally should introduce mandatory sustainability disclosure regimes that cover private markets as much as public markets, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has urged.

• EU studying SFDR transition plan disclosure requirement

  11 May 2022

  The European Commission has asked its supervisory authorities to propose amendments to sustainable finance disclosure rules that could require information on transition plans and scenario analysis.

• Sustainable bond market share in Europe drops in 2022

  10 May 2022

  The share of total European bond issuance held by sustainable bonds has dropped to 14% in the first three months of 2022...

• Aeon: Green premium shift in ESG real estate

  10 May 2022

  Lenders will reward more of a 'green premium' in the future for ESG-related real estate projects, UK firm Aeon Investments has said.

• CFOs 'surprisingly committed' to hiking sustainable bond issuance, says PwC

  10 May 2022

  Private sector chief financial officers (CFOs) are "surprisingly committed" to increasing their issuance of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds...

• Australia risking 'pariah status' among investors by insuring coal

  10 May 2022

  Australia's government risks "investment pariah" status if it backs a mutual insurer for coal miners, says the founder of a fixed income think-tank.

• SMTB: Companies concerned about our decarbonisation goals

  09 May 2022

  Corporate clients of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB) are concerned about the bank's decarbonisation commitment, an executive has said.

• Biodiversity guidance launched by Capitals Coalition

  09 May 2022

  The Capitals Coalition has published guidance for investors, businesses, and policymakers to better incorporate the value of biodiversity into their 'natural capital' assessments.

• Triodos Pioneer Impact Fund falls 10% in 2022

  06 May 2022

  The value of Triodos Investment Managers' Pioneer 'Impact' Fund has dropped 10% in the first four months of 2022, having been hit by the gyrations in markets.