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Swedish insurance group triples sustainability bond investments

Swedish insurance group Länsförsäkringar Alliance tripled its investments in green and sustainability bonds last year, to SEK9.6 billion ($980 million).

Erste doubles its total managed assets incorporating ESG criteria

Austrian firm Erste Asset Management said it will make environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria an "integral part" of a large number of its investment decisions, doubling the amount of assets managed taking into account sustainable standards.

Sustainalytics opens up risk ratings data to investors

Sustainalytics has expanded its offering of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to provide investors with some of the information it uses in its ESG Risk Ratings methodology.

HSBC identifies bio-energy and waste as investment opportunities

Bio-energy and waste are the most attractive investment opportunities in the climate sector in the first quarter of 2020, according to analysis by the HSBC Climate Radar.

S&P integrates Trucost data into analysis and research tools

S&P Global Market Intelligence has integrated climate data from Trucost into its portfolio analysis and quantitative research tools.

Bonds round-up: Soc du Grand Paris, IBRD, CPPIB, Sysco ... and more

SUSI Partners raises €275m for second energy efficiency fund

Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners has raised €275 million ($297 million) in investor commitments for its SUSI Energy Efficiency Fund II (SEEF II).

CDP, CDSB urge companies to 'get ahead of the curve' of EU climate reporting

Companies in the EU have been urged to improve their reporting of environmental information ahead of changes to legislation that are set to ask for more detailed disclosures.

QBE warns climate change may make insurance premiums unaffordable

Australian firm QBE Insurance has reported climate change could result in premiums becoming "unaffordable" for some customers, as it begins counting the cost of recent natural disasters in its home market.

Q&A - reflections of a green bond pioneer

In February 2010, while CIO at Nikko Asset Management, Stuart Kinnersley* established the world's first dedicated green bond fund - the Nikko/World Bank Green Bond Fund. 10 years on, he answers questions about the subsequent developments in this space and his hopes for the coming decade.