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M&G backs Osler Diagnostics

M&G Catalyst has invested in Osler Diagnostics, a provider of medical portable diagnostic devices that can run several medical tests at once, on any individual and in any setting.

CDP announces 179 'A list' leading climate action companies

CDP has named over 170 firms as being global leaders for transparency and action on climate change for 2019.

MSCI launches two ESG corporate bond indexes

New York-listed financial data firm MSCI has launched two corporate bond indexes weighted according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations.

125 global organisations push for environmental action within supply chains

125 global companies and public organisations are pushing for more action to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and tackle other environmental challenges within supply chains.

Science-Based Targets initiative sees uptake double

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has seen uptake from corporates double over the past year-and-a-half.

Australia launches HLEG-style sustainable finance initiative

A group of leaders and senior executives at Australia’s major banks, superannuation funds and insurance companies has been assembled to devise a sustainable finance ‘roadmap’.

Retail sector less transparent on water risk than oil & gas, CDP says

Major insurers to cooperate on climate risk tools

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has announced a partnership with 16 of the world largest insurers to develop a new generation of climate risk assessment tools.

Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative

More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".

Lombard Odier/AIM impact bond fund reveals environmental, social impacts

The Global Climate Bond fund, launched by Lombard Odier Investment Managers in partnership with Affirmative Investment Management (AIM), helped prevent emissions equivalent to 78,431 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year in 2017, as well as supporting 75MW of renewable energy and the treatment of 6,893m3 of wastewater.