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Kinnersley steps down from Affirmative Investment Management

Stuart Kinnersley has stepped down as Managing Partner at Affirmative Investment Management (AIM)...

South Pole raises $25m for 'landscape resilience' impact fund

South Pole has set a target to 'mobilise' $100 million in public and private capital with its Landscape Resilience Fund (LRF), which will invest in sustainable agriculture, forestry and small-scale farming in developing countries.

Carbon prices expected to rise, amid Covid-19 recovery and climate ambition catalysts

Market participants are increasingly confident that carbon prices across all major global emissions trading systems (ETSs)...

People Moves 11 June: Bank of England, TransitionZero, Ambienta and more

G7 stock indexes on 3°C pathway, says SBTi

The main stock indexes of the G7 countries are collectively on a pathway for a 2.95°C temperature rise by 2050, analysis by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has found, with those in US, UK, Canada and Japan on track to contributing to at least a 3°C increase.

Sustainability Linked Bond Principles get first birthday present - further metric guidance

One year after they were first published, the developers of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) have provided some illustrative metrics...

Fannie Mae, Nordea join Green Bond Principles executive as ING, Kommunalbanken depart

Fannie Mae and Nordea Bank have been elected to the executive committee (ExCom) that develops the Green Bond Principles (GBP)...

Big Society Capital invests in UK accommodation for homeless

Big Society Capital plans to invest alongside the UK government to provide about 200 homes for rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness.

The concept of low-carbon alpha is 'fake', claim academics

Constructing equity portfolios using 'low-carbon' as a factor does not generate alpha, contrary to the beliefs of many investors, a paper has claimed.

Last chance to enter Impact Awards

Entries to Environmental Finance's Impact Awards are set to close at midnight on Tuesday, 15 June.