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US insurers follow in Europe's climate footsteps

While European insurers are ahead of the US with regards to incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into business practices, investment management firm Conning believes the gap might be closed faster than many might think

Communication on EU ESG regulation needs to improve, says Refinitiv

Communication around the EU's sustainability regulations must improve to show they are 'not scary', Refinitiv's Elena Philipova tells Ahren Lester

'Creating green bond markets' resource page launched

Environmental Finance in partnership with the IFC and the Green Bond Technical Assistance Programme (GB-TAP) has launched a resource page entitled Creating Green Bond Markets with information on forthcoming webinars, case studies, training programmes and research reports

2021 could see 'practical application' of ESG in cat bond market

An environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked catastrophe (cat) bond could emerge in 2021, a senior (re)insurance broker told Environmental Finance, as sponsors and investors continue to show interest in the innovative instrument

The Future of Good: Can companies drive positive change in the post-pandemic world?

Institutional investors can help companies adopt resilient strategies to avoid a replica of the Covid-19 crisis that they can ill afford, writes Nicola Bonucci

Green bond comment January 2021: Carmichael coal mine furore heralds next wave of market evolution

An investor rebellion over financing a coal mine could herald a new dawn for the green bond market, writes Peter Cripps

ESG infrastructure takes root in Russia

Russia has established a framework to 'green' the Russian economy, writes Alexey Miroshnichenko

People Moves, 31 December: Hiro Mizuno, PRI, Temasek, SASB

Singapore's Heritas Capital to launch impact fund

Heritas Capital plans to launch a $30 million impact fund to invest in early-stage technology start-ups active in the areas of healthcare, education and food.