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Hedge funds at 'tipping point' as two-fifths integrate ESG into investments

The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) at hedge funds has reached a "tipping point" according to a report by BNP Paribas.

Is quantitative finance a good match for ESG?

Quantitative approaches provide speed, scalability, and cost savings, which can help process the deluge of ESG data, says Habib Moudachirou

Etihad Airways issues 'world's first transition sukuk'

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned Etihad Airways has issued a five-year $600 million sustainability-linked 'transition' sukuk, believed to be the first of its kind in the world and the first sustainability-linked bond in the airline industry.

News Round Up: Fitch, ANZ, Luxembourg for Finance, and more

Incofin, KfW launch 'emergency liquidity facility' for agriculture

A €40 million ($47 million) 'emergency liquidity facility' has been launched to help smallholder farmers in developing countries survive the economic fallout from Covid-19.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Michelin, Sarawak Energy and Etihad Airways

Michelin signs €2.5bn sustainability-linked facility

Are banks really going green, or just greenwashing? Part two

With banks' sustainability commitments under fire, are science-based targets the answer, asks Christopher Marchant

News Round Up: GGFI, FIN-SMART, South Korea, and more

Bond round-up: AFD, Morgan Stanley, NSW, ICO, Barclays ... and more

Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity

The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.