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The opportunities of the environmental transition

The energy transition is expected to account for $4 trillion in global annual investment over the next ten years, writes Lombard Odier's Frédéric Rochat

Pleas for EU to delay taxonomy reporting or risk poor disclosures

Investors and businesses have asked the EU Commission to delay taxonomy reporting requirements for eligible activities against the four new objectives.

ESG-dilutive acquisitions becoming a 'deal-breaker'

M&A deals are no longer just about earnings per share, Trisha Taneja tells Ahren Lester

People moves 5 May: Brown leaves Impax for Conduit

KKR Impact buys data centre cooling firm CoolIT

KKR's Impact strategy has agreed to buy data centre cooling company CoolIT, in a deal expected to close in the second quarter of this year for an unspecified sum.

Banks call on EU to provide transition plan guidelines

Banks have called on the EU to catch-up with other jurisdictions - in particular, the UK and Japan - by providing guidance on transition plans and finance.

Aviva concerned about lack of chemicals in EU taxonomy

Aviva Investors has "material concerns" about the absence of chemicals in the draft extension to the EU taxonomy of sustainable activities.

LMA publishes 'vital' sustainability-linked loan drafting model

The Loan Market Association (LMA) has released a model legal text to support the drafting of sustainability-linked loans, which it described as a "vital" tool for the fast-growing market.

Investors with $10trn call for plastic action

ESG and value investing are not mutually exclusive

Value investing takes investors closer to corners of the market where ESG controversies are rife and in sectors that do not always cover themselves in ESG glory, writes Sebastien Mallet