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Zamo Capital makes social impact investment in UK housing

Minimum standards for ESG benchmarks would face 'strong pushback', PwC says

The 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.

Emirate of Sharjah issues first Gulf state sovereign sustainability bond

The 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.

ISSB standards to be ready by year-end, and will reference EU's

Eagerly anticipated global standards for sustainability reporting will be available at the start of next year, and will reference the EU's standards.

Swiss Life: Biodiversity impact opportunity thin on the ground

A Swiss Life co-manager of a listed equities impact fund has said the investment opportunity in companies having positive impact on biodiversity "remains thin".

Blue like an Orange invests in women-led 'micro-enterprises'

People Moves 17 February: Alantra, Nikko AM, EcoAct

Jefferies: SBTs for nature to 'coalesce around a small group' of metrics

Corporations 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.

AXA IM links senior executive pay to meeting ESG targets

BP's backtrack is a crucial moment for the say-on-climate movement

After 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