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ESG in Fixed Income Americas 2023: BlackRock: 'transition investments are green'

BlackRock considers credible transition projects to be 'green', rather than putting them into a transition category, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

Insurance Risk & Capital Americas 2023: Climate change already making some perils 'uninsurable'

Climate change has been named as one of the biggest headwinds facing the insurance industry by a panel of risk experts, with its effects already making some perils uninsurable.

La Banque Postale launches €1bn impact infra debt fund

Platform launched to 'unify' carbon credit verification, impact and pricing data

ESG in Fixed Income Americas 2023: Export Development Canada to issue first green bond since 2019

After not issuing a green bond since 2019, Export Development Canada has revealed to Environmental Finance that it will issue a green bond soon, and is considering its first-ever 'orange' bond.

Investor collaboration leads to more successful engagement, survey finds

Bond round-up: KfW, Snam, Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank ... and more

Natural Capital Investment Americas 2023: NA100 a 'really powerful vehicle', conference hears

The newly launched Nature Action 100 (NA100), which formally launched yesterday by sending a letter to over 100 companies which have a high impact on nature, was described as "a really powerful vehicle to help advance meaningful progress".

Generali and UNDP partner to reduce insurance protection gap

Insurance Risk and Capital Americas 2023: US anti-ESG backlash is 'political risk', insurers say

US politicians have hijacked the ESG debate, making the job of insurers to manage their climate risk much more difficult, according to panellists at the Insurance Risk and Capital Americas 2023 conference.