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Regnan launches water and waste fund

Regnan has launched a UK-focused 'sustainable' water and waste fund.

Bond round-up: Walmart, Entel, Eli Lilly, Development Bank of Japan, Woolworths, Inpex ... and more

Lyxor launches corporate green bond ETF

Lyxor Asset Management has launched a €50 million global corporate green bond exchange-traded fund (ETF)...

Oil majors to pilot net zero model that pits winding-down as 'legitimate' strategy

BP, Eni, Repsol, Shell and Total are the first oil companies to agree to pilot an investor-led standard that is designed to improve comparability of transition plans, and "acknowledges winding-down as a legitimate strategy".

Fitch launches ESG ratings for fixed income

Fitch Group, best known as a credit rating agency, today launched an ESG ratings arm that aims to produce...

Bank of Finland targets ground-breaking net-zero investment portfolio by 2050

The Bank of Finland has announced it is targeting carbon neutrality within its €8 billion ($9.4 billion) investment portfolio by 2050 at the latest, with further interim targets in preparation by the central bank

Schroders plans emerging markets impact fund

UK asset manager Schroders will launch an impact fund focused on listed equity securities in emerging markets.

Investors worth $46trn call for stronger policies ahead of COP26

587 investors with $46 trillion in assets under management are urging governments to implement five policy actions...

Asset owners commit to net zero

The owners of trillions of assets have made net-zero commitments - but what do they actually mean, asks Thomas Cox

$850m timberland portfolio to aim for positive climate, biodiversity impact

A portion of BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group's forestry portfolio valued at $850 million is to be managed with the aim of having a net positive impact on nature and the environment, as part of a tie-up with The Nature Conservancy (TNC).