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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Ghana, Te Pukenga, Mowi, Rockwool, Voltalia ... and more

45% of Kroger shareholders support cutting single use plastics

Nearly half of Kroger shareholders supported a proposal at the largest US grocery chain by revenue...

Blackrock: UN SDGs pose 'challenges' to investors

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pose "challenges" to investment strategies but they can also help build sustainable strategies...

BlackRock switches five tracker funds to ESG indexes

Blackrock have updated the existing indices for five of its funds, within its Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) range...

High carbon prices 'could lead to 40% fall in global equity prices'

An increase in global carbon prices could cause a 40% fall in global equity valuations, analysis has shown.

FAIRR asks G20 to set agricultural emissions targets in NDCs

The FAIRR Initiative has asked the G20 nations to set targets for reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture

Bond round-up: Slovenia, UniCredit, Enbridge, Salesforce, LG Chem, Korean Air ... and more

Sovereign debt rating repositions ESG leaders as impact laggards

A rating of sovereign debt based on countries' contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has reclassified those that tend to score highly using ESG ratings as laggards when it comes to 'impact'.

UBS, DBS & ABN Amro back 'banking for impact' methodology

UBS, Danske Bank, DBS and ABN Amro have thrown their support behind an initiative seeking to develop what could become "the de facto market standard" for banks to measure and report their social and environmental impact.

Environmental Finance launches monthly Natural Capital alert

Environmental Finance has launched a dedicated, monthly news alert that will aggregate its coverage of natural capital investment considerations...