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HSBC launches AI-powered ESG Risk Improvers index

Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part two

Asset owners are placing money in Paris-aligned benchmarks at a quickening rate but questioned whether they facilitate the transition. Michael Hurley reports

Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part one

Asset owners are placing money in Paris-aligned benchmarks at a quickening rate but questioned whether they facilitate the transition. Michael Hurley reports

WWF fisheries fund targeting supply chain sustainability improvements

Recommendations on TNFD nature data utility 'due next month'

A group set up by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) to explore the creation of a database of nature-related information, similar to one being planned for climate change, will submit its recommendations in June, a member of the group has said.

EU climate benchmark funds hit €58bn in assets

Funds managing assets in compliance with EU climate benchmarks have hit about €58.3 billion ($63 billion), according to estimates by the European Commission.

China legacy green bond 'common ground taxonomy' relabelling due soon

The China Green Finance Committee is preparing to publish its methodology for relabelling existing Chinese green bonds as being in alignment with the 'common ground taxonomy' (CGT) in a "couple of months' time".

People moves, 26 May: Verra, Allianz GI, Standard Chartered, Federated Hermes ... and more

Impact investors seek contribution, not 'additionality'

Impact investors increasingly define the outcomes of their investments in terms of 'contribution' to positive impact, rather than seeking to define the difference they make using the divisive term 'additionality', a webinar heard.

NZIA exodus continues as Allianz, Axa and Scor depart

Allianz, Axa and Scor have withdrawn from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), taking the total number of departures from the coalition to seven.