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BNP Paribas promises 'less talk, more action' on biodiversity in 2023

Investors are likely to ramp up engagements on biodiversity in 2023, and this could lead to more shareholder resolutions, BNP Paribas Asset Management has said.

People Moves 3rd February: Credit Agricole, Mitsui and more...

Assessing the relative transition readiness of real estate sectors

There are significant differences in levels of transition readiness across the real estate sector, argues Matt Soffair, and owners of highly sustainable buildings may benefit from a 'scarcity premium'

World Bank sees 'global interest' in sovereign sustainability-linked bonds

The World Bank hopes to fuel "global interest" among sovereigns in issuing sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), and the development bank is rapidly expanding its initiatives to support the market

Impact investments on theme of financial inclusion hit by Covid-19, says GIIN

Impact funds market continues to grow in tough 2022

Impact funds continued to grow despite the market sell-off in 2022, but the war in Ukraine left its mark by shifting the focus towards affordable energy and food supply,...

Northern Trust AM launches natural capital index strategy

SLB issuers 'lose their halo', says HSBC

Sustainability-linked bonds lost their 'halo effect' in 2022, the knock-on benefits to their conventional bonds from issuing a sustainable bond, research by HSBC has found.

AlphaMundi invests in East African e-mobility

Calls for the ISSB to place greater focus on transition

Some investors argue the International Sustainability Standards Board needs to place the transition to a net zero economy at the heart of its forthcoming standards. Michael Hurley reports