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  • Bank of America, BNP Paribas lead 2023 sustainable bond underwriting tables

    13 December 2023

    Bank of America and BNP Paribas are well placed to secure the top two spots in the sustainable bond lead manager tables for 2023, currently nudging 2022's top underwriter JP Morgan into third place.

  • EIOPA proposes capital charges on fossil fuel assets

    13 December 2023

    Fossil fuel-related stocks and bonds pose higher market risks to insurers that could be mitigated via additional capital charges on these assets, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has suggested.

  • Railpen adds just transition to 2024 voting policy

    13 December 2023
  • ISSB incorporation set to rise through 2024, MSCI predicts

    13 December 2023
  • COP28: Carbon markets rue Article 6 negotiation 'failure'

    13 December 2023

    Carbon market participants lamented a "disappointing" lack of progress on agreeing a global carbon market mechanism, after last-ditch talks ended in "failure".

  • Winners of the 2023 Impact Awards revealed

    13 December 2023

    The winners of Environmental Finance's 2023 Impact Awards have been announced.

  • COP28 deal to transition away from fossil fuels 'keeps 1.5°C alive' - but loopholes remain

    13 December 2023

    Countries have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in an historic first for a UN climate conference, with claims it "keeps 1.5°C alive" - but observers warned of several "loopholes" that could undermine its implementation.

  • Only 2 of 17 SDGs have progressed towards end goal since 2021, M&G claims

    13 December 2023

    Only two of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have progressed towards their 2030 goal since 2021, a report from M&G Investments has claimed.

  • Policy engagement more important if COP28 disappoints, investor says

    12 December 2023

    Institutional investors are likely to sharpen their focus on pushing policymakers for a more supportive framework for net zero-aligned private investment in the event of an "underwhelming" UN climate conference, a director at Rathbones has said.

  • AI-driven solutions fuelling transition is hot investment theme for 2024, Impax predicts

    12 December 2023

    The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to soar next year and will create solutions that accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy, Impax Asset Management has predicted.