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10 US asset managers emit 3bn oil barrels a year

The annual financed emissions of 10 of the largest US asset managers are equivalent of three billion oil barrels, a report has said,...

SEC commissioner: Net-zero strategies a rabbit hole

The ways that companies will achieve their "rabbit hole" net-zero pledges and the metrics used to disclose progress towards the goals are unclear, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner has said

Bond round-up: EIB, ICADE, TD Bank, Uniqa, GEK Terna ... and more

M&G Catalyst, TPG Rise invest in recycling company

Impact funds M&G Catalyst and TPG Rise have invested as part of a $170 million funding round by a company that recycles household waste to produce 'thermoplastic'

The rise of hybrid sustainable debt frameworks

Frameworks that enable debt issuers to finance either specific projects or general purposes are increasingly common, Michael Hurley writes

The themes set to shape 2022

It was hard to keep up with the pace of developments in sustainable finance in 2021. Expect further acceleration in the year to come, writes Peter Cripps

WBA reveals how it will assess financial system on SDGs

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published the methodology for assessing the financial system's contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Coal: the beginning of the end

The era of coal is ending - and finance can end it, argues Jacqueline Tao

EIOPA: ESG tops risk list for insurers and pensions

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks are expected to have the greatest increase in materiality for both the insurance and pensions sector, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has said.

UBP launches biodiversity listed equities fund

UBP has launched a listed equities fund targeting positive, measurable contribution to biodiversity, making it one of the first such funds targeting the theme and enabling the Swiss private bank to tap into a theme its manager predicts could support a strategy of up to $2 billion in size.