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COP15: JGP-WWF blended agroforest fund to target R$220 million

A forest restoration fund with a target of raising R$220 million ($41 million) by the end of its first year will be co-managed by JGP Asset Management and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), it was announced at COP15.

Investor groups lament UK delay to sustainability taxonomy

UK sustainability taxonomy regulations due by 1 January, 2023, will be delayed to an unspecified date, as the country's government decides "whether to change the UK's approach", the Treasury announced.

Leapfrog invests $70m in off-grid solar firm Sun King

GFANZ targets $8bn in private finance support for Vietnam energy transition

GFANZ has established a working group to 'mobilise' up to about $8 billion in private capital towards Vietnam's energy transition.

COP15: ISSB signals intent to ramp up work on nature

The body developing international sustainability reporting standards has said it intends to ramp up efforts to include nature after it completes its work on climate, as it told attendees at the COP15 biodiversity conference that company value creation is inextricably linked to nature.

100 largest ESG funds beat benchmark by 1% in 2022, Opimas says

The world's 100 largest environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed funds outperformed their benchmark indexes by an "impressive" average of 1.1% over 12 months, according to research by Opimas.

HSBC pledges to stop financing new oil and gas

HSBC has announced it will not finance any new oil and gas fields, in a move a pressure group said sends a strong signal to other banks to follow.

Bond round-up: Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, SMBC, Banco Internacional Ecuador... and more

EU taxonomy dominates in Asia-Pacific, survey reveals

Navigating net zero

Investors have a key role to play if the economy is to transition to net zero emissions by 2050. But how can they assess the credibility of transition strategies, asks Peter Cripps