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ClearBridge defends tech giants in sustainability fund

ClearBridge Investments has defended its tech-heavy sustainability fund, claiming global companies are 'standard setters' for the broader industry's operations.

French impact funds opt for social SDG over environmental opportunities

AXA launches carbon transition bond fund with £127m from Aon

Ardian to develop Finnish battery energy storage system

Domestic Chinese sustainability-linked bond market 'lacking credibility'

Chinese onshore sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance fell in 2023 after a record 2022 as issuers were "less incentivised" to offer material and credible structures for investors, according to Sustainable Fitch.

Federated Hermes to 'intensify' engagement on biodiversity

Federated Hermes has said it will "intensify" engagement on biodiversity, as investor and policy pressure to act continues to rise.

Green bond investors eschew EDF 'nuclear' green bond

Dedicated green bond investors largely avoided the ground-breaking 'nuclear' green bond from French energy firm EDF, according to Barclays - but there was "good demand" from sustainable investors more widely.

'Nuanced' transition frameworks crucial for meeting COP28 commitments, IEEFA claims

SDG data platform building use of AI to identify investments

An impact-focused data platform pioneered by Dutch asset owners APG and PGGM is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to supplement human input, its research director has said.

IFC launches AI simplifying ESG data within emerging markets