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PGGM & EBRD to invest €250m in 'impact milestone'

PGGM will invest €250 million ($262 million) of pension fund capital in climate finance, in a partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Verdane impact fund invests €110m in 'circular' furniture company

£9.2bn flagship BlackRock pension strategy adopts climate target

BlackRock has announced that its flagship £9.2 billion ($11.2 billion) default pension strategy in the UK has adopted a formal environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused investment policy, including a specific emissions target.

Global carbon credit registry integration project launched

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), World Bank and Singapore have launched a open-source project to improve interoperability of global carbon credit registries.

Biodiversity Investment Rating Agency launched

'First-of-its kind' study values nature markets at $10trn annually

The 'green discount' in emerging countries

Massive population growth needs to be met with drastically scaled up climate finance in developing countries, writes Nakul Zaveri

COP15: What financial institutions want

Before the COP15 biodiversity conference opens this week, Thomas Cox rounds up what financial experts expect from the event

Investors ill-prepared for risks posed by antimicrobial resistance, Aviva warns

Investors risk financial losses if they fail to understand the fast-paced and growing risk of antimicrobial resistance and the potential policy response, Aviva Investors has warned.

Asian financial institutions call on companies to commit to gender diversity

The Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) has called on Asian companies to commit to gender diversity across the whole workforce.