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ESG 'outperformed' traditional portfolios over last decade, says UBS

Integrating ESG considerations into investment portfolios would have led to higher financial returns and "enhanced" stock selection, UBS has said, in analysis of financial performance in the last decade.

EU building energy performance deal is 'game-changer' for renovation green bonds

The draft final agreement on the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) could trigger a "renovation wave" among European bank green bonds, according to Dutch lender ABN Amro.

Climate risks may cost infra investors $600bn by 2050

ING to phase out oil and gas financing by 2040

Bond round-up: Colombia, Metawater, Mitsui OSK Lines ... and more

World Economic Forum launches biodiversity credit platform amid predictions of $2bn market

Nikko Asset Management to acquire share in Tikehau Capital

European FIs 'heavily exposed' to nature risks, warns Commission

European financial institutions are "heavily exposed" to nature-related risks, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre has found, warning this could have "dire consequences" for the financial system.

Regulators need to act on greenwashing because market is failing to punish it, ESMA reports

Companies criticised for overstating their sustainability credentials have not yet seen their share prices substantially negatively impacted - which strengthens the case for intervention by regulators, according to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

UK presses ahead with listing reform, despite investors' corporate governance warnings

Fresh proposals to overhaul UK listing rules show "little sign that widely held and clearly communicated investor concerns about weakening corporate governance standards have been taken into account," one of the country's largest pension funds has warned.