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Japan struggling to attract international investors on transition

Some Japanese issuers are facing challenges attracting more international institutional investors to transition-labelled products despite their popularity with domestic investors, London Climate Action Week has heard.

'Important' FTSE Russell, CCB 'Dim Sum' green bond index launched

FTSE Russell and China Construction Bank (CCB) have launched a fixed income index focused on offshore 'Dim Sum' green bonds from Chinese issuers.

Dunand-Chatellet named as successor to Zaouati at Mirova

Natixis Investment Managers has appointed Léa Dunand-Chatellet to succeed Philippe Zaouati as chief executive of sustainable investment affiliate Mirova.

Attractive valuations demonstrate appeal of transition finance, Schroders says

Declining share prices of companies with exposure to the climate transition theme demonstrate why buying transition 'leaders' is attractive, partly to provide "insurance" against future climate impacts, a senior executive at Schroders argued.

'Investing in resilience is a deterrent, as everything has been weaponised'

Money spent on reducing fossil fuel dependency and making food and water systems more resilient helps to deter critical systems from being 'weaponised' in an uncertain geopolitical environment, investors heard.

Natural Disaster Fund expands insurance capacity

Re/insurer MS Amlin has committed $50 million to expand the capacity of the Natural Disaster Fund.

Exclusive: Combined climate and nature value-at-risk tool launched

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and NatureAlpha are launching a tool to price climate and nature value-at-risk, as part of a partnership that could see them release a nature index later this year, Environmental Finance has learned.

Google funds water resilience data tool

Danone, Mars, Hermès back €124m nature carbon fund

The Livelihood Impact Fund has raised €124 million in the first close of a new nature-based carbon fund.

Blended finance must be deployed more wisely, says HSBC

Blended finance can't be seen as a way to solve something which the private sector "just doesn't want to take on", according to HSBC.