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  • Taskforce outlines 12 tools for zero carbon heating investment

    08 December 2020

    An expert taskforce convened by the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings (CEEB) has published a report detailing a dozen financial tools to bolster investment in the decarbonisation of UK domestic building heating.

  • News round-up: TNFD expands, GIG enters India, Chinese ESG ETF growth ... and more

    04 December 2020

  • Investors back Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing

    10 November 2020

    A Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing has been published with support from a group of UK-based investors including M&G, Insight and Legal & General.

  • $20trn of investors urge firms to set science-based targets

    13 October 2020

  • Most financial institutions don't push for ambitious EU sustainable finance strategy

    23 September 2020

    Many financial institutions are failing to support an ambitious EU sustainable finance strategy, according to a report on lobbying by NGO InfluenceMap, with just a handful supporting and actively engaging with the European Commission's policy.

  • Phenix sees growth in affordable housing impact funds

    15 July 2020

    Phenix Capital has observed a significant increase in the number of impact funds being raised to invest in affordable housing in recent months - and predicted that the trend is set to gather pace post-pandemic.

  • UK finance sector gets new advice on climate-related risks

    30 June 2020

  • Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight

    18 June 2020

    Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September to explain the measures they are taking to reduce exposure to the sector, according to environmental NGOs.

  • Sustainability-linked Bond Principles mark new era for bond market

    09 June 2020

    A set of Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP) was launched today, in a landmark move that is expected to kickstart a new market of labelled bond issuance that will "complement rather than act as an alternative" to the green bond market.

  • Investor climate pressure builds on US oil majors as BlackRock steps-up

    28 May 2020

    US oil supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron experienced significant investor pressure over their climate policies at their annual general meetings, with major investor BlackRock stepping up support for some proposals.