Aviva crosses £1bn real estate transition loan target early

Debt,ESG,Investment

IFC, UN strengthen sustainable stock exchange collaboration

Asia Pacific,Corporate,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Markets,Policy

Video: NN Investment Partners' Isobel Edwards on ESG data for the GSSS bonds market

Debt,ESG Data,Green Bonds

Axa IM claims 65% of assets are 'net zero' aligned

ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Policy

GRESB members reveal transition risk & TCFD alignment

ESG Data

Phillips 66 plastics resolution wins majority support

ESG

ShareAction: Little evidence of CA100+ success

There is "little evidence" ClimateAction 100+ (CA100+) has achieved its initial five-year goal of ensuring…

ESG

26% of global passive ETFs launched as ESG funds

More than a quarter (26%) of all passive exchange traded funds (ETFs) launched globally in the first…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment

Robeco launches Asian bond fund

Asia Pacific,Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,IMPACT,Investment

Singapore ESG data registry launched

Asia Pacific,ESG Data,Investment

Environmental issues likely to become a key credit rating driver

The impact of environmental issues on corporate credit ratings is limited but is likely to become a key…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data

Parliament sends 'clear signal' to EU states for tougher EU GBS

The EU Parliament has passed tougher amendments to the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) which was described…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Investment,Policy

FCA exec: Greenwashing is 'huge reputational risk'

The financial industry must acknowledge 'greenwashing' and consider how to prevent it, an executive at…

ESG

High-yield, leveraged debt provides 'more direct' ESG engagement

"More direct" access to management in high-yield bond and leveraged loan markets sometimes provides "much…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Investment

Moody's: LatAm utilities better positioned for transition

Power companies and electric utilities in Latin America are better placed than their peers in emerging…

ESG

Should sustainable bond underwriters stop financing fossil fuels?

Is it time for banks to end support of fossil fuel bonds in order to secure lead manager mandates for…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Policy

2Dii: Should ESG ratings be abolished?

Climate finance think tank 2° Investing Initiative (2Dii) has launched a short survey around environmental,…

ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Policy

'Disturbing' climate absence in shareholder proposals

Only 2% of shareholder proposals in 2021 related to the environment, with the vast majority based on…

ESG,ESG Data

12 UK pension funds aim to support EM transition

ESG

Brunel make biodiversity an investment priority

Brunel Pension Partnership has made biodiversity an investment priority.

ESG,Investment,Natural Capital