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News Round Up: EU Commission, BlackRock, Nordea, and more

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Downer, Bonduelle, Absa Bank ... and more

Consultation launched for early finance carbon unit

Verra, an international standards agency for carbon offsets, is seeking public consultation on the proposal for a new Early Finance Carbon Unit (EFCU) unit that could be used to facilitate early flows of funding to carbon offset projects

Climate reporting 'more onerous for insurers than Solvency II'

And "numbers on physical risk too scary to disclose" ICR's audience told

Bond round-up: Canada, EU, Kommuninvest, Snam ... and more

Eiopa opens consultation on insurers' sustainable KPIs

Public consultation open from 30 November to 12 January 2021

News Round Up: MSCI, Sumitomo Life, British Standards Institution, and more

US hedge fund manager launches impact firm

Veteran hedge fund manager Chris James has launched a firm that will focus on investing in companies that make profit and positive impact in the areas of 'jobs, workers, communities and the environment'.

BlackRock, Vanguard climate and social voting records continue to disappoint

Asset managers' proxy voting record on shareholder resolutions for climate and social issues continued to disappoint in 2020, according to a report by ShareAction, with US giants BlackRock, Vanguard and Capital Group among the worst performers.

News Round Up: State Street, Bank of America, CFA Institute, and more