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Comment: What a difference a year makes on climate

New research highlights increasing action by insurers on climate, but reveals the scale of the work that remains, writes Vincent Huck

UK-backed report calls for green bonds to include gender

A UK government-backed report has called for green and sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) to integrate gender considerations.

AIG's climate policy transforms it from laggard to leader

Long-awaited fossil fuel restrictions welcomed by environmental campaigners

ERM acquires Australian sustainability firm

ERM has announced its acquisition of Point Advisory, an Australian climate change and sustainability consultancy which embeds sustainability principles into strategies and operations.

EU carbon price suffers largest one-day fall

The price of carbon credits under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) fell by its largest one-day amount on Tuesday, as rising energy prices and the Russian war in Ukraine put pressure on the soaring market.

Bond round-up: ADM, Telus, PSP Investments, Peabody, Bank of China ... and more

Rework EU GBS to include securitisation, banking regulator says

The proposed EU Green Bond Standard should be reworked to cover 'sustainable securitisations', the European Banking Authority (EBA) has said.

Ukraine invasion 'could see ESG investors warm to defence sector'

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could help create an "unlikely alliance" of ESG investors with defence companies in a bid to defend democracy, analysts predicted.

Carbon credit guidance for investors launched

Ceres has launched guidance to help investors assess the integrity of corporate net-zero commitments and the use of carbon credits to deliver these targets.

UK impact investment market worth £58bn

The UK impact investment market was worth £58 billion in 2020, according to the "most recent data available" gathered by the Impact Investment Institute (III) and EY.