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New York State pension fund looks to ramp up climate investments

The New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed to an Environmental Finance conference that it intends to scale-up its sustainable investments from an existing $22 billion to $40 billion.

Schroders Greencoat secures £170m from Environment Agency pension fund

Mirova acquires solar PV portfolio in Menorca

Circular businesses can outperform companies with 'improved' ESG practices

The exit environment for impact investments has become increasingly attractive in recent months, according to Circularity Capital's Jamie Butterworth, although 'improving bad ESG practices' will not always bump up returns.

EDF urges scaling-up of 'Payment for Ecosystem Services' instruments

The Environmental Defense Fund has called for a further scaling up of 'Payment for Ecosystem Services' (PES) system to help boost nature-related disaster preparedness, particularly for developing countries.

Inconsistency of nature strategies damaging credibility with investors, says FAIRR

Concerns surrounding the credibility of nature and climate strategies are "plaguing investors", agriculture-focused investor coalition FAIRR has warned, as it urges governments to step in to provide more clarity and 'guardrails'.

UK ETS extension would yield 'double dividend', researchers say

Going beyond the pale green

Foresight's Irish impact fund aims that one-in-four of its investments will be 'pure green'. Jennifer Forrest reports

Ecology restoration tech firm raises $15.7m

Sustainability-linked loan decline accelerates in 2024

Borrowing through sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) has continued to fall sharply in the first four months of 2024, accelerating the decline for the performance-based instrument experienced in 2023