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  • Blueprints to boost nature conservation investment unveiled

    11 January 2019

    A set of blueprints has been published to help boost private investment in forest and marine conservation, coastal resilience and sustainable cocoa farming.

  • European Commission provides the sustainability weapon... ammunition to follow

    11 January 2019

    Investment professionals have given a mixed reaction to draft EU rules on integrating sustainability in the fiduciary duty of investment firms and insurers. These rules are tied to another piece of legislation currently being designed and whose outcome could lead to significant change… or further greenwashing. Vincent Huck reports

  • HSBC predicts up to $250bn in green, social and sustainability bonds in 2019

    10 January 2019

    HSBC expects a boost in supply of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in 2019, with as much as $250 billion in total GSS bonds, up from $199.5 billion in 2018.

  • EU’s TEG publishes report on climate-related disclosures

    10 January 2019

    The EU-mandated Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance has revealed its recommendations for harmonising the EU’s existing reporting framework with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • Schroders launches sustainable equity fund

    10 January 2019

    Schroders has launched a European sustainable equity fund, which adopts a best-in-class investment approach as well as exclusions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes.

  • UK's Green Finance Institute begins hunt for its first CEO

    10 January 2019

    The City of London has begun the search for a CEO of its Green Finance Institute, to take up the post in the summer of 2019.

  • AIIB sets up $500m infrastructure bond fund

    09 January 2019

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is creating a $500m corporate infrastructure bond fund.

  • Sustainalytics buys engagement firm GES

    09 January 2019

    Sustainalytics has snapped up award-winning engagement, screening and fiduciary voting services firm GES International.

  • Eurosif's Micilotta moves to LGX

    09 January 2019

    Flavia Micilotta has left her position as executive director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) to take up a new post as director of Luxembourg Stock Exchange's green exchange, LGX.

  • Green bond round-up, 9 January 2019

    09 January 2019

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued its first EUR-denominated green bond, worth €600 million ($684 million).