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People moves, 15 November: BlackRock, Barclays, South Pole, WHEB ... and more

CPP invests £50m in UK residential energy services business

BlackRock to convert European equity fund to transition focus

BlackRock has announced plans to rebrand and change the investment policy and objectives of its €345.9 million ($378.7 million) European Focus Fund and will rename it as the European Equity Transition Fund.

ALTÉRRA commits $350m to BlackRock emerging markets transition strategy

ALTÉRRA has announced its second big deal of New York Climate Week, after committing $350 million to BlackRock's emerging markets transition infrastructure strategy.

BlackRock: AI is 'big help' for sustainable bond impact attribution

Early testing of artificial intelligence (AI) by BlackRock sustainable bond analysts has suggested that it is a significant help in correctly determining impact attribution to the use-of-proceeds of these bonds.

BlackRock: 'US IRA has not triggered green bond issuance - yet'

The significant investment in sustainable activities stimulated by the huge US clean technology stimulus programme has not boosted green bond issuance in the country yet, but BlackRock told an Environmental Finance event that this could change soon.

People Moves, 20 September: Mirova, CAM, Vision Ridge, AFII and more

Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.

Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 returns to New York next week

Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt conference returns to New York next week, Thursday 19 September. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a 30% discount to attend.

Vanguard did not support any environmental proposals last year

Vanguard did not support any of 400 environmental or social shareholder proposals it encountered in the most recent proxy season, arguing that the proposals were either not addressing financially material aspects or "were overly prescriptive".