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Investment groups urge EU to delay changes to SFDR
07 February 2024European investment groups have urged the European Commission to delay proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), as they warned of a risk to investor confidence in the regime and to the reliability of disclosures.
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Sustainable bond fund assets dip to $34bn in 2022
28 February 2023Despite a bumper crop of fund launches and many established funds reporting robust net inflows, global sustainable bond fund assets fell more than 6% as tough markets dragged on performance. Ahren Lester reports
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Credit-focused harmonised ESG reporting tool launched
08 November 2022A harmonised environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the private credit market has been launched which is intended to give private creditors a "bigger voice" during the investment process by improving data availability.
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Credit-focused harmonised ESG reporting tool launch imminent
10 October 2022The launch of a harmonised environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the credit market being developed by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and two trade associations is expected in the next few weeks.
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BlackRock launches its first ESG equity hedge fund
23 July 2021BlackRock has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused long-short equities
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Short selling can be effective ESG impact tool, says AIMA
29 July 2020Short selling can be an "effective tool" to mitigate carbon risks and can incentivise companies to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, but data providers and regulators must also play their part, said a leading trade association.