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ESG data market 'to more than double, to $5bn'

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and services market could more than double to over $5 billion by 2025, it has been forecast, as institutional investor interest grows in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

IFC celebrates 100 signatories to impact principles

100 investors have signed up to a set of principles that require annual public disclosure of information on how they seek to achieve positive impact through their investments, as well as independent verification of their alignment with the principles.

NGFS issues three climate scenarios for central banks

Impact classification system launch 'a critical step forward'

The launch of a system by which asset managers 'self-classify' the type of impact they create through their investment has been hailed as a "critical step forward" for the area of impact investing.

Third of investor votes back Mizuho Financial climate resolution

More than a third of Mizuho Financial investors backed a ground-breaking shareholder resolution urging the Japanese bank to disclose its climate risks and publish a plan to align investments with the Paris Agreement.

US hedge fund head quits to launch impact fund

Jeff Ubben has left $16 billion hedge fund manager ValueAct to set up an environmental and social impact fund.

Coronabonds webinar: Axa adopts 'flexible' approach as it invests heavily

Axa Investment Managers has tried not to be "too stringent" when assessing bonds issued in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, as its total investment in so-called 'coronabonds' approaches half a billion euros.

Bond round-up - EIB, Ford Foundation, NTT, EnBW, Livent, Daimler ... and more

KKR-backed platform makes water acquisition

A 'platform' of water cleaning companies established by private equity giant KKR and XPV Water Partners has bought a manufacturer of diffused aeration systems, and said it plans further acquisitions.

Energy efficiency outperforms amid 'enduring appeal'

Resource efficiency-focused investments have outperformed since the start of 2020, WHEB Asset Management tells Ahren Lester, as customers and investors recognise their "enduring appeal" despite the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic