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ESG at the crossroads

Private markets firms are pioneering use of artificial intelligence (AI) to sharpen their ESG analysis, Chandini Jain writes

Investors to challenge sovereign SLB issuers using ASCOR, investor says

Investors plan to use a tool for assessing countries' climate progress to challenge issuers of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) on the strength of their targets, an investor has said.

PAI looks to embed carbon pricing throughout its portfolio

PAI Partners is to encourage its portfolio companies this year to use internal carbon pricing, in a bid to better manage transition risks within its funds.

French regulator warns of greenwashing litigation risk in transition plan guidance

Barclays commits to finance energy transition

Siparex's TiLT Capital raises €320m for debut fund

EU invests €28m for Spanish 'green' hydrogen developer

$4trn outstanding sustainable bond milestone crossed

The sustainable bond market has crossed the $4 trillion outstanding issuance milestone, according to Environmental Finance Data - but a maturing market could slow progress towards the next trillion.

Investors urge Exxon to drop 'silencing' climate action lawsuit

Investors have urged ExxonMobil to drop a lawsuit against shareholders who filed a resolution calling on the oil major to set more ambitious emissions reductions targets.

EU 2040 climate target is important signal for private investment, IIGCC says