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  • The growing importance of social issues for commercial real estate

    16 June 2023

    More investors and developers are considering how real estate can be used to achieve positive social change, Cara Imbrailo writes

  • UK companies concerned ESG ratings influence investor voting

    15 June 2023

    Some of the largest UK-listed companies are concerned that their environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings may influence investor voting intentions, amid concerns about how up-to-date the ratings are and the data gathering techniques the providers use to generate them.

  • Loan round-up: Port of Brisbane, JSW Cement, L&T Finance ... and more

    15 June 2023
  • Companies won't act without more biodiversity policy, Impax says

    15 June 2023

    Policymakers must address biodiversity beyond current legislative proposals as companies are not acting on nature, with steps taken so far often little more than "window dressing", Impax Asset Management has said.

  • Renewables may benefit from a 'climate put' unappreciated by investors, says UBS

    15 June 2023

    Renewables developers could be set to benefit from a "climate put" option, thanks to strong policy support, UBS has suggested in a note.

  • Australian regulator urges ISSB preparation

    15 June 2023

    Australia government will this month release guidance on how it will implement the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) forthcoming sustainability and climate disclosure standards, and its regulator has urged the market to start preparing for their adoption.

  • TNFD metrics 'don't allow direct assessment of COP15 contribution'

    15 June 2023

    The draft core disclosure metrics of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) do not show whether businesses are fulfilling a key goal of the final agreement from COP15, data providers and consultants have claimed.

  • ESG funds outperform, despite investor concern

    15 June 2023
  • SUSI closes Southeast Asia energy transition fund

    15 June 2023

    SUSI Partners has closed its Southeast Asia Energy Transition Fund, bringing total commitments to $120 million.

  • LGIM expands climate engagement, includes biodiversity

    15 June 2023

    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has broadened the scope of its climate engagement initiative to cover five times as many companies and bring biodiversity concerns into the discussion.