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People Moves 23 September: HSBC, Impax, LGIM ... and more

Winners of the 2022 Voluntary Carbon Market Awards revealed

The annual awards seek to recognise and reward the work of voluntary carbon market specialists, as well as highlighting best practice and thought leadership in the carbon offsetting world.

Nature markets valued at almost 10% of global GDP

UK urged to 'uphold net-zero' by investor groups

Impact investor Silverstrand backs agribusiness firm

ESG ratings 'need to focus on impact, not risk'

Amid ongoing criticism of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, European credit ratings provider Scope has argued that a "paradigm shift" is needed for the industry to focus on ESG impact rather than risk - especially as they increasingly get used for 'impact' funds.

Tech stocks buck trend of declining emissions, NZAOA study finds

A decline in greenhouse gas emissions of listed equities globally in recent years was stunted by a rise in emissions from technology stocks, analysis conducted for the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has found.

Carbon capture and offsets are 'fake solutions'

Investors must help businesses prepare for net-zero world and the renewable energy take-over, instead of relying on "fake solutions" such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) or carbon offsets, an Environmental Finance webinar heard.

Macron and Bloomberg propose 'open' climate data platform

French president Emmanuel Macron and UN Climate Envoy Michael Bloomberg have announced recommendations for a climate data platform that would be free to use.

Loan round-up: Lundbeck, AIPUT, AC Energy, Iren ... and more