News

• AXA IM requires investee board to have "proven ESG track-record"

  25 April 2022

  In updated voting policy

• WBA launches nature benchmark methodology

  25 April 2022

  The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published the methodology for its forthcoming benchmark that will rank 1,000 companies on their nature-related impacts and dependencies.

• UK taskforce to develop transition plan 'gold standard'

  25 April 2022

  The UK treasury has created a 'transition plan taskforce' to develop what it says will be "the gold standard" for climate transition plans by UK financial institutions and listed companies, in a move that is believed to be the first of its kind.

• Emerging market 'real economy' sustainable bond report published

  25 April 2022

  The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Environmental Finance have published a report on emerging market 'real economy' sustainable bond issuance trends...

• CIC raises $300m for deeptech & life sciences fund

  25 April 2022

  Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) has raised £225 million ($300 million) from investors, including M&G, for its oversubscribed impact fund.

• NBIM backs ISSB enterprise value approach

  25 April 2022

  Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has said it supports the IFRS Foundation's focus on sustainability factors that affect a company's 'enterprise value' as the standard setter develops 'baseline' global sustainability standards.

• China becomes second largest climate funds market

  25 April 2022

  China has overtaken the US to become the second largest climate funds market, after its assets more than doubled to $47 billion last year.

• Social taxonomy's use for bonds 'limited'

  22 April 2022

  The EU Platform's proposed taxonomy of social activities may have only limited use for social bond issuers, according to a panel of market practitioners.

• EU GBS 'may be a step backward' for green bond impact reporting

  22 April 2022

  The EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) has been criticised as "definitely not a step forward, and maybe a step backward" with regards to the social and environmental impact reports expected of issuers.

• PRI: EU regulation 'inconsistent' with investing for impact

  22 April 2022

  The PRI published a series of policy recommendations in a report that builds on the findings of the Legal Framework for Impact.