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• Australian 'responsible investment' grows while rest of market shrinks

  01 September 2021

  Investments labelled as 'responsible' grew by AUD298 billion ($291 billion) between 2019 and 2020 while the rest of the market shrunk...

• EU carbon market update: 31 August 2021

  31 August 2021

  Carbon hits record highs on ever tighter gas markets, says Tom Lord

• WCI carbon market update: 31 August 2021

  31 August 2021

  The California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices ended the week at new heights, says Nicolas Girod

• French financial system 'significantly exposed' to biodiversity risk

  31 August 2021

  The French financial system is 'significantly exposed' to physical and transition biodiversity risk, according to academic research by the country's central bank

• BMO REIT for care housing to list in London

  31 August 2021

  A company managed by Bank of Montreal (BMO) Real Estate Partners that plans to rent out housing for the vulnerable is aiming to raise £250 million...

• NBIM says it does not support routine 'say on climate'

  31 August 2021

  The manager of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund says it does not "in general" support a shareholder vote on companies' climate plans on a regular basis.

• Fast and loose fund names could undermine impact investing - ISS ESG

  27 August 2021

  A "lack of discipline" by fund managers applying the term 'impact investing' to sustainability-themed listed equities strategies could undermine the credibility of the impact market, according to a note by data provider ISS ESG.

• DWS 'firmly rejects' greenwashing allegations as regulators circle

  27 August 2021

  German asset manager DWS announced it "firmly rejects" allegations that it overstated the extent of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing activities amid revelations that US and German financial regulators are investigating the 'greenwashing' claims.

• Majority of 'climate' funds 'not aligned with Paris Agreement'

  27 August 2021

  The majority of climate-themed equity funds are not aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement...

• SGX consultation reveals mandatory climate, diversity disclosure proposals

  27 August 2021

  Singapore Exchange (SGX) has published a "roadmap for climate-related disclosures to be made mandatory" in the city-state, as well as a list of proposed environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure metrics and a proposed data portal to access ESG data.