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Incorporating ESG into US equity benchmarks

Investors wanting to incorporate ESG considerations into a broad US market passive portfolio have traditionally had to accept a certain - often high - level of deviation from the risk/return characteristics of their benchmark.

UK readies second green bond auction for next week

The UK has announced plans to launch its second sovereign green bond auction next week, a month after its successful record-breaking green bond debut.

Actis' $4.7bn renewable energy fund exceeds target by $700m

Actis has completed fundraising for its renewable energy fund, Actis Energy 5 (AE5), exceeding its $4 billion target by $700 million.

Seafood companies' lack of targets hinders sustainability progress - WBA ranking

The world's 30 most influential seafood companies are failing to make progress on key sustainability issues...

CDP widens scope to cover biodiversity, oceans and land use

CDP is set to expand the scope of its disclosure framework beyond climate, deforestation and water ...

Support for TCFD has sky rocketed, says Schapiro

The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) has seen the "greatest progress to date on TCFD adoption".

TCFD recommends all companies disclose Scope 3 emissions

Loan round-up: Etihad Airways, Orsted, Gulf International Bank, MKB ... and more

RBA: Increasing chances of divestment as regulators discuss Australian transition taxonomy

The chances of global investors divesting from companies based in Australia with high greenhouse gas emissions are increasing, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said, as regulators discuss the prospect of an Australia-focused 'transition taxonomy'.

TCFD-based guidance targets overhaul of 'opaque' portfolio alignment models

Best practice guidance for the financial sector to assess future alignment of investment and lending with the goals of the Paris Agreement