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Asset managers' climate stewardship needs to be 'dismantled', says pension fund
21 November 2023An analysis of asset managers' voting records on climate resolutions at oil and gas companies has triggered one of the UK's biggest pension funds to call for a "complete dismantling" of the industry's approach to stewardship.
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The Future of ESG Data, Asia: conference round-up
21 November 2023The region faces unique challenges, including that many SMEs are not able or willing to report the ESG data being demanded of them. Peter Cripps reports
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UK to target impact as part of expected Growth Fund announcement
21 November 2023The UK Chancellor will announce a UK Growth Fund, using private capital to fuel its public policy priorities and target positive environmental and social impact, at this week's Autumn Statement, an academic has claimed.
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Progress on Article 6.4 ahead of COP28 bodes well for global carbon market
21 November 2023Final recommendations on the rules of the UN's global carbon market have been agreed upon, as last-ditch talks reached a conclusion - just in time to be sent for final approval at COP28.
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Alternative data analysis to help identify greenwashing, says Amundi
21 November 2023Alternative data analysis techniques and emerging technologies will help asset managers identify greenwashing, Amundi has predicted.
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IFC, T Rowe Price to launch 'first' blue bond fund
20 November 2023The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and T Rowe Price are preparing to launch the first dedicated 'blue' bond investment strategy to support sustainable marine and water investment from companies and financial institutions in emerging markets.
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Columbia Threadneedle upgrades SFDR status of ten funds
20 November 2023Columbia Threadneedle Investments has upgraded ten of its funds under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) - two to Article 9 and eight to Article 8.
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'Only Asian investors seem to understand Asian issuers'
20 November 2023Emerging market green bonds may need credit enhancement to attract Western investors, Golden Tree's David Oum told Environmental Finance ESG in Fixed Income Asia. Ahren Lester reports
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The double materiality debate is boring ... just report both GRI and ISSB, says GRI chief
20 November 2023Widely used disclosure standard setters GRI and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) are not in competition, the CEO of the GRI has argued, adding that the debate over a key point of difference between the standards has become "boring".
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New sustainability finance hires 'specifically requesting no SFDR reporting'
20 November 2023New sustainability hires at companies and some banks are specifically requesting that their role does not require any EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) reporting duties as "reporting fatigue" deepens,...