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  • Sustainable fund sells out of Tesla as valuation soars

    26 January 2022

    A leading sustainability-focused fund revealed it has sold its stake in Tesla because of its soaring valuation.

  • Malaysian central bank sets climate disclosure, stress test as top priorities

    26 January 2022

    The central bank of Malaysia has identified climate risk among its top five priorities for its work to 2026, with plans for mandatory climate-related disclosures, a climate stress test and a pledge to consider 'adjustments' to capital requirements to factor in climate risks.

  • J.P. Morgan to invest $150m in 'climate solution' companies

    26 January 2022

    J.P. Morgan Asset Management has said a newly appointed private equity investment team will be given up to $150 million...

  • Free webinar: Exploring sustainable bond trends in the fourth quarter

    26 January 2022

    Join the Environmental Finance Bond Database team today (26 January) for a free webinar

  • India readies regulation of ESG ratings providers

    25 January 2022

    India's securities markets regulator has set out plans to regulate sustainability ratings and research providers, in a consultation paper on the topic.

  • NZAOA aims to halve emissions by 2030

    25 January 2022

    Members of the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA), representing $10 trillion of assets, have pledged to target reducing their absolute or intensity portfolio emissions by at least half by 2030.

  • 3 years after Brumadinho, "next dam collapse is only a matter of time"

    25 January 2022

    On the third anniversary of the Brumadinho mining disaster, which killed 270 people, investors have named and shamed almost 200 companies that have not committed to new dam safety standards.

  • TNFD partners with leading science and industry bodies

    25 January 2022

    The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has announced today that it has partnered with a group of leading science and industry bodies.

  • EU banks handed toughened ESG disclosure rules

    25 January 2022

    New disclosure rules will require EU banks for the first time to report the amount of 'environmentally sustainable' assets they hold as a share of their overall portfolio.

  • Aviva to target companies on biodiversity and human rights

    24 January 2022

    Aviva Investors will begin to judge companies on biodiversity and human rights as much as climate, its chief executive announced today,..