Archive

Conference round-up: Sustainability Data EMEA 2024

Now in its fifth year, Environmental Finance's Sustainability Data EMEA 2024 in London continues to shine a light on the rapidly expanding and evolving field of ESG data. Peter Cripps reports

ESG Data: 'Dream of common language will not be met without common translation'

The dream of a "common language" on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting can only be achieved in practice if we accept the need for a "traveller's translation guide" for global investors as well, an Environmental Finance event has heard.

Solar, wind and hydrogen 'most at-risk' areas of IRA if Trump wins

Subsidies for US solar, wind, electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen are among the areas of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) most at risk of being culled if Donald Trump wins the US election in November, a fund manager has predicted.

Iceland issues first sovereign gender bond

Iceland has raised €50 million ($53.6 million) with the world's first sovereign gender bond in a private placement with investor Franklin Templeton.

Franklin Templeton launches Catholic principles ETF

Exclusive: Franklin Templeton launches global green bond fund

Franklin Templeton has launched its first global dedicated green bond mutual fund, five years after it launched its debut Euro-focused green bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).

ClearBridge defends tech giants in sustainability fund

ClearBridge Investments has defended its tech-heavy sustainability fund, claiming global companies are 'standard setters' for the broader industry's operations.

Direct lending - the next frontier for SLLs?

There could be more bilateral sustainability-linked loans, but Alcentra tells Ahren Lester that uncertainty over the structure and market fragmentation remain headwinds

Net-zero's bridge fuel: Natural gas's critical role in transition

The transition is likely to take longer than expected and rely more heavily on natural gas production and utilisation than many believe, argues Frederick Fromm

ASCOR to assess countries based on contribution to $100bn climate finance goal

A first-of-its-kind free tool to help bond investors assess countries' climate progress has been launched that will see investors rate sovereigns on factors including their contribution to the problem and the finance they commit to address it, following changes to its draft methodology.