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  • Nature risks bigger threat to the economy than Global Financial Crisis, warns GFI

    25 April 2024

    Nature risks could cause more damage to the UK economy than the Global Financial Crisis, the Green Finance Institute has said, warning that large UK financial institutions are also not doing enough to mitigate the risks in their portfolio.

  • Rio Tinto, Berkshire Hathaway votes 'flagged' to investors by CA100+

    02 April 2024
  • Investors push TD Bank for more detailed transition plan

    06 February 2024
  • UK to study how it can be 'best place in the world' for transition finance

    20 December 2023

    An independent review has been launched by the UK government to study how it can "become the best place in the world for raising transition capital" with a mandate that identifies assurance of financial transactions among ways the market can grow "with integrity".

  • Bond round-up: Mamoura, France, Uruguay ... and more

    08 November 2023
  • New York prepares second $700m social bond

    19 September 2023

    The City of New York is planning in October to raise $700 million from its second social bond, which will be used to build 4,500 affordable homes in the city.

  • Vancity: Costco 'expected' to be targeted by NA100

    03 July 2023

    Costco Wholesale is "expected" to be one of the companies targeted by the Nature Action 100 (NA100), Vancity Investment Management (VCIM) has said.

  • Vancity leaves NA100 launch investor group

    29 June 2023

    Vancity Investment Management (VCIM) has stepped back from its role in the leading investor group of Nature Action 100 (NA100), as the biodiversity engagement initiative shifts towards its development phase.

  • US banks facing NYC pension fund pressure on climate targets

    24 April 2023

    Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are preparing to face a shareholder vote on a resolution asking them to set absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions targets, as a major investor criticised them for "lagging peers" in this area.

  • US pension funds call on banks to disclose emissions targets

    27 January 2023