'Strong rebound' in EM sustainable bond issuance in 2021

Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance reached record highs in 2021 after a "very strong" rebound,…

Asia Pacific,Debt,Green Bonds

Amundi, HSBC AM file climate shareholder proposals at J-Power

ESG

People moves, 6 May: Amundi, Mercer, Robeco, EBRD & more...

People

Amundi launches two ESG ETFs

Amundi has launched two ESG focused exchange-traded funds (ETF) which track the fixed income or Asian…

Asia Pacific,Debt,ESG,Investment

Amundi shifts ETFs to track EU "Paris-aligned" benchmarks

ESG,Investment

Amundi: ESG assets face 'crowding risk,' not a 'bubble'

Amundi Asset Management said it is "false" to assert that there is an environmental, social and governance…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Green Bonds,Investment

Investor group demands Credit Suisse cuts fossil fuel exposure

A group of 11 investors including Amundi and several European pension funds has filed a shareholder resolution…

Carbon,Investment

Most large French companies 'still don't have enough women on boards'

A €5 trillion ($5.7 trillion) French investor initiative focused on improving corporate gender diversity…

ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment

Amundi plans to double sustainable ETFs following Lyxor acquisition

Amundi has pledged to double the proportion of 'responsible exchange-traded funds (ETFs)' available to…

Investment

Amundi to exclude oil and gas companies

Europe's largest asset manager Amundi will expand its exclusion policy to encompass companies extracting…

Stranded Assets

SLBs without 1.5֯ C targets 'don't hold water'

Investors and underwriters disagree about what makes a good sustainability-linked bond, writes Madeleine Jenkins

Green Bonds

Amundi and IFC launch $2bn emerging market sustainable bond strategy

Amundi and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will launch a fund to invest in Emerging Market…

Asia Pacific,Green Bonds,Investment

$9trn PRI-led investor group demands extending scope of EU's CSRD

A $9 trillion group of 54 investors led by the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) has asked legislators…

Policy

BlackRock, Temasek and Amundi among G7 Impact Taskforce members

Investment managers including BlackRock, Temasek and Amundi are among dozens of members of a global Impact…

IMPACT

ESG in Fixed Income Global Series - Sustainability-Linked Products and Social Bonds roundup

Environmental Finance's Sustainability-Linked Products and Social Bonds day - the third of six events…

Green Bonds,Investment

Amundi: 'Hot' SLB market set for growth

The sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market is set for strong growth and diversification of issuer types,…

Total secures shareholder backing for controversial climate strategy

Carbon,Equity,Investment,Policy

AI and NLP unlock emerging market ESG data

ESG Data,Green Bonds

ESG in Fixed Income Global Series - Innovation showcase roundup

The topic of transition bonds was a recurring theme at Environmental Finance's Innovation showcase conference…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Momentum behind social bonds could be set to swing to green - Amundi

Debt,Green Bonds