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Fidelity launches social and sustainable bond funds

Fidelity International has launched two sustainable bond funds, including one focused on social bonds.

ICMA, IsDB publish 'milestone' sustainable sukuk guidance

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) have published guidance on issuing sukuk aligned with the widely used Green and Social Bond Principles.

The accountability backlash has begun

Companies appear increasingly less tolerant of shareholders' dissenting opinions on risk management, governance, and pay, writes Lindsey Stewart

TNFD unlikely to be major issue in proxy season, says Morningstar

Companies are unlikely to face many calls to disclose in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) during this year's proxy season, according to Morningstar's Lindsey Stewart.

Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market

The missed target tied to more than $10 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds from Italian energy firm Enel has been described as showing the "value" of the performance-based instrument,...

ISO developing standard for financial institution transition plans

People Moves, 19 April: Barclays, Zurich, Eurosif, Scottish Widows, Robeco and ... more

GRESB secures investment from General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero Fund

General Atlantic has taken a majority stake in real assets sustainability standards and benchmarking body GRESB, through its BeyondNetZero climate growth fund.

Transparency needed to bring more credibility to sustainable loans market

The sustainability-linked loan market is evolving, as it battles to overcome its credibility issues, the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.

People Moves, 12 April: Eurosif, Orchard Street, Apax Partners, Barclays and ... more