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Zamo Capital makes social impact investment in UK housing
20 February 2023 -
Minimum standards for ESG benchmarks would face 'strong pushback', PwC says
20 February 2023The creation of mandatory minimum standards for all environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes in the EU would likely face "strong pushback", PwC has warned in a report to the European Commission.
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Emirate of Sharjah issues first Gulf state sovereign sustainability bond
20 February 2023The Emirate of Sharjah has raised $1 billion from the first sovereign sustainable bond from a Gulf state country and first sustainability bond from a Middle Eastern nation, with the deal more than twice oversubscribed.
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ISSB standards to be ready by year-end, and will reference EU's
17 February 2023Eagerly anticipated global standards for sustainability reporting will be available at the start of next year, and will reference the EU's standards.
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Swiss Life: Biodiversity impact opportunity thin on the ground
17 February 2023A Swiss Life co-manager of a listed equities impact fund has said the investment opportunity in companies having positive impact on biodiversity "remains thin".
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Blue like an Orange invests in women-led 'micro-enterprises'
17 February 2023 -
People Moves 17 February: Alantra, Nikko AM, EcoAct
17 February 2023 -
Jefferies: SBTs for nature to 'coalesce around a small group' of metrics
17 February 2023Corporations are likely to use a small number of sector-specific metrics to measure their contribution to nature-related targets under the draft Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) methodology for land, Jefferies Research has predicted.
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AXA IM links senior executive pay to meeting ESG targets
17 February 2023 -
BP's backtrack is a crucial moment for the say-on-climate movement
17 February 2023After taking the lead for oil companies on climate action, BP has quietly backtracked to take advantage of higher petrol prices. Matt Crossman asks if they've promised to run an Ironman before signing up for a proverbial parkrun