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Temasek commits $500m to impact investor LeapFrog

Temasek has committed $500 million to impact investment manager LeapFrog, in what the Singapore state-backed investor said is the largest ever single commitment to an impact investor.

BlackRock details 2021 climate engagement expectations

BlackRock has published its engagement expectations for companies related to climate risk and the transition to a low-carbon economy, as it more than doubles the target group of carbon-intensive companies on which its engagement will focus in 2021.

LSE launches first dedicated transition bond segment

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched a dedicated transition bond segment to its sustainable bond market (SBM), in a move it is believed makes it the first exchange to do so.

ECB should tilt assets and collateral according to climate risk, says Villeroy de Galhau

The Banque de France (BdF) governor said that the European Central Bank (ECB) and other central banks should reduce exposure to climate risk through their asset purchase and collateral policies through valuation adjustments and "tilts"

25% cut in emissions by corporates setting science-based climate targets

Asia impact fund invests in 'agri-tech'

Private equity impact fund ABC World Asia led a $20 million funding round by 'agri-tech' company CropIn, which provides software-as-a-service and data products to improve productivity and sustainability of crops.

Global banks supply $800m a day to plastics supply chain

The amount of money that banks have pumped into the global plastics supply chain has been tracked in a new report

People Moves, 31 December: Hiro Mizuno, PRI, Temasek, SASB

News Round Up: EU Just Transition, Sustaintech Xcelerator

Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity

The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.