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Robeco: 'Greater clarity' on transition finance sought by Asian bond fund tilt

Robeco hopes that integrating a "transition bucket" into its Asian sustainable bond fund will help develop clearer definitions for transition finance in the market, as it also looks to launch further transition-focused funds.

UK government announces delayed timeline for ISSB-endorsement

The UK government aims to have UK-endorsed ISSB standards available in Q1 2025, according to an HM Treasury update published today (16 May), having originally planned to have these standards ready by June 2024.

The promise and perspectives of place-based investing

Public and private capital can work together to drive investments that respond to the unique assets in a place, says Kieron Boyle

Corporates hope to stop reporting 'legacy' ESG data points

Corporates are hoping to "weed" out some of the ESG data points they report, an Environmental Finance conference heard, with one saying they currently report more than 2,000.

New briefings launched to make CSRD more accessible

Global Steering Group for Impact Investment rebrands as GSG Impact

Schroders Greencoat secures £170m from Environment Agency pension fund

FSN Capital raises €400m for small-cap European thematic fund

Mirova acquires solar PV portfolio in Menorca

UK regulator likely to require bank, insurer transition plan disclosure, Crowe predicts

UK banks and insurers are likely to be required to disclose climate transition plans and demonstrate how they are engaging with clients to achieve targets in these plans, under expected updates by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), consultancy Crowe has predicted.