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  • Ethical bond fund reaches £1bn

    22 November 2017

    Rathbones' Ethical Bond Fund claims to have become the first 'sustainable' fixed income fund to reach £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in assets under management.

  • Lloyd's announces coal divestment policy

    22 November 2017

    Lloyd's of London has announced it will implement a coal exclusion policy as part of its responsible investment strategy for its central fund.

  • Insurance giant Allianz on 'inserting ESG into its DNA'

    21 November 2017

    Allianz has divested from coal companies but has come under fire for continuing to insure the sector. Nick Roumpis reports

  • Societe Generale responds to SDGs with new initiative

    15 November 2017

    Societe Generale is creating a new initiative to help finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • M&G fund applies ESG to high-yield bonds

    15 November 2017

    M&G Investments has launched a bond fund focusing on the high-yield market that will incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

  • Time for another walk in the Bretton Woods?

    10 November 2017

    A radical new approach to climate finance is required, says Ian Callaghan

  • Climate tool for financial firms launched at COP23

    10 November 2017

    A tool designed to help share knowledge about how financial firms are integrating climate considerations into their businesses has been launched at the Bonn Climate Summit.

  • IEA moves to incorporate SDGs in key scenario

    09 November 2017

    The International Energy Agency (IEA) is replacing the '450 Scenario' in its World Energy Outlook report with a Sustainable Development Scenario.

  • Mapfre buys 25% stake in ESG investment boutique

    08 November 2017

    Spanish insurer Mapfre has bought a 25% stake in La Financière Responsable (LFR) to better integrate environmental, social and governmental (ESG) factors in its investments.

  • Last chance to vote in Environmental Finance Market Rankings

    06 November 2017

    Voting in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings – the most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets – will close at midnight tomorrow (Tuesday 7 November).