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EU carbon market update: 1 September 2020

EU Allowances are expected to fall back this week as last week's rally was not based on any particular change in the market's fundamental drivers, says Tom Lord*.

UK Insurers lagging asset managers to hit UK stewardship code deadline

Research by EY highlights disconnect between underwriters and managers on stewardship issues

WCI Carbon Market Update, 31 August 2020

Allowance prices in the WCI market are expected to rise ahead of the next auction, says Nicolas Girod*.

Investors "need to work out what good looks like" to have racial equity impact

Janus Henderson has said that as social issues such as racial equity rise up the agenda for impact investors, there is increasingly a need for them to "work out what good looks like" in this area.

GIG and Total to develop 2.3GW of offshore wind projects in S. Korea

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) and French oil and gas company Total are to co-develop an initial 2.3GW portfolio of floating offshore wind projects in South Korea.

Insured losses from hurricane Laura could reach $9bn

Insured losses from hurricane Laura, which devastated parts of the US Gulf Coast last week, may reach $9 billion, according to estimates from two catastrophe risk modelling firms.

Taiwan's TDCC launch ESG ratings dashboard

The Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corporation (TDCC) has launched a dashboard to help issuers and investors access environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings for Taiwanese firms, using data from four partnered ESG data providers.

People Moves 28 August: Alecta; Brookfield; Handelsbanken; Ilmarinen; Mainstream; UNFCCC

US impact manager launched to target racial and gender 'justice'

An investment manager focused on investing to deliver social justice in the areas of racial and gender equality has been launched to tap into what it says is increased investor interest in the area.

XCHG launches exchange-traded voluntary carbon offset product

An exchange-traded voluntary carbon product has been launched, which claims to establish for the first time a credible, standardised price for voluntary carbon offsets.