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People Moves, 17 November: Acadia Infra Capital, BRG

Future of ESG Data Asia: Why one company is reducing its sustainability reporting to just nine metrics

A real estate firm plans to reduce the number of sustainability indicators it will report - from more than 300 to just nine - amid concerns the costs of assuring them could exceed those of its financial audit.

Foresight Solar completes first sale in 10 years

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.

Nature reporting 'actually not complicated', companies tell TNFD

Gresham House closes £450m BSIF II fund

Gresham House has raised £450 million ($553 million) for its British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II (BSIF II), a fund backed by eight UK local government pension schemes (LGPS).

Deforestation data tool launched for financial institutions

An open-data platform has been launched to help financial institutions track company exposure and performance on deforestation.

Investor groups publish 'harmonised' responsible investment definitions

The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), CFA Institute, and Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) have published a harmonised set of definitions for investment managers around five of the most commonly used responsible investment strategies.

French government warned against 'institutionalising' greenwashing in Label ISR

Gresham House forest growth fund raises £300m