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Rising pensions interest in ESG 'could boost financial outcomes' - Aviva

Pension holders' rising interest in sustainable investing could be set to provide dual benefits of increased engagement and improved financial outcomes, according to an investment head at Aviva.

Climate transition 'bigger risk' for insurers' portfolios than threat from physical risk

Transition rather than physical risks are the largest risks for insurance investment portfolios - and dealing with these requires greater attention from CIOs to providing climate transition projections and targets, according to experts.

Asset managers not backing ESG words with action, says Redington

NatWest: Biodiversity-linked sovereign SLBs could be 'powerful'

More sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLBs) issuances could include targets related to biodiversity or natural capital, to build on growing momentum around the topic, an executive at NatWest bank has said.

UK social housing standard replicated in Australia

ICIS launches hydrogen price assessments

Rockefeller-backed impact fund backs Ukraine SMEs

RepRisk & K2 Integrity to offer 'greenwashing' assessment

ESG risk data company RepRisk has partnered with K2 Integrity, a compliance and risk advisory firm, to provide 'greenwashing' analysis for investors complying with new sustainability requirements.

Mirova launches two sustainable bond funds

Mirova has launched two 'dark green' bond funds.

UK social impact investments grew 10-fold in a decade

The UK's social impact investments sector has grown nearly 10-fold over 10 years, to reach £7.9 billion ($8.5 billion) in 2021, impact investor Big Society Capital (BSC) has estimated.