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FTSE 100 companies targeted by investor demand for 'say on climate' plans

Biodiversity funds underperform benchmarks in 2023

The growing universe of biodiversity funds generally posted positive returns in 2023, but active funds lagged their benchmarks. Genevieve Redgrave reports.

Biodiversity funds top $1 billion for first time

Biodiversity fund assets topped $1 billion for the first time in 2023, but the majority of funds in the universe remain small.

Three new biodiversity funds launched in Q4

Three new biodiversity funds were launched in the final quarter of 2023, taking total number to 19, according to research conducted by Environmental Finance.

La Banque Postale launches €1bn impact infra debt fund

€1.1trn investor coalition calls on TotalEnergies to cut Scope 3 emissions

A coalition of 17 investors, which represent around €1.1 trillion ($1.2 trillion) in assets under management, has urged TotalEnergies to align its Scope 3 emissions reductions targets with the Paris Agreement.

Biodiversity fund assets triple in 2022 to nearly $1bn

Assets in biodiversity funds passed $984 million at the end of 2022, with a flurry of strategy launches despite macroeconomic woes, Thomas Cox reports

COP15: $24trn investor group calls for agreement on Global Biodiversity Framework

150 financial institutions representing over $24 trillion in assets under management have called on countries to adopt a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).

Most large French companies 'still don't have enough women on boards'

A €5 trillion ($5.7 trillion) French investor initiative focused on improving corporate gender diversity hopes for "more tangible progress" in 2022...

French financial firms must draw on coal lessons for fossil fuel policies, say regulators

French regulators have encouraged financial firms to draw lessons from their thermal coal policies for other fossil fuel sectors in order to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement...