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Octopus Energy signs first US renewables deal

Morningstar Sustainalytics looking for companies to set nature targets

Morningstar Sustainalytics has told Environmental Finance that it is looking for companies within its engagement programme to start setting nature-related targets.

Bond round-up: EDF, Heidelberg Materials, PostNL ... and more

SPP provides ESG insight for pension trustees

Indosuez launches €70m fixed-maturity green bond fund

Indosuez Wealth Management has launched a €70 million ($75 million) actively managed green bond fund with a fixed maturity of 2028.

Integrating human rights into investment decision making

By directing funds toward companies that uphold human rights, investors can help drive meaningful progress while generating attractive returns at reduced risk, writes Miranda Beacham

CA100+ companies 'not walking the talk on climate', says AI-driven analysis

High-emitting companies targeted by investor engagement are failing to evidence the climate action promised by their public targets, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis of their transition planning has found.

NGFS encourages central banks to model 'worst-case' climate impacts

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has encouraged central banks to disclose the results of analysis exploring the worst-case scenario for climate-related physical and transition risks.

EU regulators pitch SFDR 'sustainability scale' and 'transition' category

EU regulators have suggested creating a category for 'transition investment' and a scale by which the relative sustainability of investments can be judged in an opinion on the review of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

Why the SBTi must abandon its offsetting proposal

The SBTi Board's proposal to allowing carbon offsetting to achieve climate objectives is ineffective and dangerous, writes Alain Grandjean