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Investors 'will continue' to push BP for climate plan clarity despite rejection

Investors who urged BP to give shareholders a 'say on climate' will continue to push the company for clarity on the issue, despite BP ignoring their pleas to do so at its annual general meeting on 17 April.

Investors worth £5trn push BP for a 'say on climate', amid concerns it will abandon 2030 target

A group of institutional investors has urged BP to hold a shareholder vote on its climate transition plans, amid "concern" at reports the oil and gas company will abandon a key decarbonisation target.

Biodiversity funds suffer outflows in 2024

Despite overall assets within the biodiversity fund universe growing in 2024, many established funds suffered from significant outflows.

Sustainable debt round-up: Bpifrance, Hungary, Telefonica ... and more

Early bird Bpifrance kick-offs €4bn sustainable bond plans with social deal

Bpifrance has raised €1.5 billion ($1.5 billion) from its first social bond of the year, as the French public sector investment bank came to market promptly to get ahead of an anticipated glut of issuance.

Will impact investing finally take centre-stage in 2025?

The prospects for impact investing look bright, driven by regulatory tailwinds and increasing pension fund allocations, writes Jennifer Forrest

'Ground-breaking' UK carbon capture and storage project secures £8bn financing

Two major 'net zero' projects linked to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea have secured a combined £8 billion ($10 billion) in project financing from around 20 banks, including Standard Chartered, BBVA and ING.

ETF Partners, ABP leads €11m funding for real estate decarb business

'Dense and difficult to understand', French regulator says of taxonomy disclosures

French banks and insurers have been told by their regulator to improve their taxonomy reporting after it criticised "dense and difficult to understand" disclosures that also omitted information that was required.

Hy24, Mirova reinvest in French SAF business