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'Gender bond' guidance launched

UN Women, International Finance Corporation and International Capital Market Association (ICMA) have published guidance on how issuers can use sustainable bonds to advance gender equality.

Bond round-up: Peru, SGP, BNG, Proximus, Henkel, Stedin, NTT ... and more

Impact Management Project replaced by new Platform

NYDFS becomes first US regulator to issue climate guidance for insurers

Insurers expected to ramp up their climate risk oversight functions by next year

ISS: No established net-zero asset manager pathway

There is no established transition pathway for the majority of asset managers to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, data company ISS ESG Climate Solutions has said.

Basel Committee proposes 18 climate risk principles

The global standard setter of banking regulation has proposed 18 'principles' for managing and supervising climate-related financial risk.

COP26 delivered 'more successes than failures', says HSBC

HSBC said the Glasgow Climate Pact was a "balanced outcome" that generally built positively on previous COP agreements...

Asset managers must 'own up' to index fund net-zero problem

Asset managers need to "own up" to the net-zero problem created by their passive index funds and begin to consider closing traditional index funds...

ASN Impact Investors launches biodiversity fund

ESG boom is not creating climate impact - Generation IM

The boom in ESG investing is failing to address climate change, Generation Investment Management has warned.