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Fidelity reveals natural capital engagement focus areas

Fidelity International will vote against more board directors that fail to meet its minimum expectations on deforestation from 2024, it said as it identified 'high-risk' areas in which it expects to concentrate its efforts.

Ascor to benefit emerging market-focused bond investors, says ABN Amro

An asset-owner backed framework to assess countries' climate risk and performance will be particularly beneficial for investors looking to invest in developing countries and emerging markets bonds, ABN Amro has said.

G20 to create SDG investment framework

Canada poised to publish transition taxonomy

The publication of Canada's delayed transition taxonomy is expected imminently, Environmental Finance has learned, but it may be less detailed than previously expected.

Asset manager biodiversity action 'lagging' behind other ESG themes

Apex launches ESG database

Biodiversity fund assets triple in 2022 to nearly $1bn

Assets in biodiversity funds passed $984 million at the end of 2022, with a flurry of strategy launches despite macroeconomic woes, Thomas Cox reports

Natural Capital Investment 2023 - early bird ends today

The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Natural Capital Investment conference will end today so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.

Green, Social and Sustainability-linked Loan Principles updated

Three trade associations have published the latest updates to their sustainable loan principles, including tightened guidance around annual target setting and reporting for sustainability-linked loans.

LSTA publishes 'first-of-kind' sustainability-linked loan guidance

The Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA) has published guidance on legal documentation for US sustainability-linked loans (SLLs), including comments on 'sleeping' SLLs and guidance on the role of a sustainability coordinator.