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  • Asia-Pacific 'ripe' for sovereign sustainable bond issuance, says Moody's

    15 February 2022

    Asia-Pacific's (APAC) need for finance to help it recover from the pandemic, as well as the region's focus on the transition to a low-carbon economy,...

  • Asia's first ESG engagement fund to launch

    15 February 2022

    An ESG engagement fund has been announced by Japanese insurance company Meiji Yasuda (MY)

  • Data firms team up on SFDR compliance product

    15 February 2022

    Advisory firm LPA and data provider Globalance have partnered to extend coverage of a tool for sustainability analysis of investment portfolios to help meet EU sustainability reporting requirements.

  • 30 years of impact

    14 February 2022

    Amy Domini argues the breakthrough to the mainstream of sustainable and impact investing shows the field has fulfilled its early promise. Michael Hurley reports

  • Aviva lends backing to sovereign climate reporting proposals

    14 February 2022

    Aviva Investors has expressed its support for a proposed standardised climate and nature disclosure framework for sovereign issuers, which the investor said would help its research and engagement.

  • Asian sustainable high-yield credit fund launched

    14 February 2022

    A fund that will invest in Asian high-yield credit 'displaying strong sustainability profiles', has been launched.

  • NZBA pumped $38bn into oil and gas since launch

    14 February 2022

    25 members of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) have financed at least $38 billion of oil and gas funding since the group's launch under a year ago, according to pressure group ShareAction.

  • It's possible to make progress on an uncertain path to net zero

    14 February 2022

    As the number of net zero pledges grows, carbon finance can help companies show impact on a challenging road ahead, says Saskia Feast

  • Morningstar revokes sustainable label from hundreds of EU funds

    14 February 2022

    Morningstar has reversed a previous decision to label more than 1,200 EU funds as 'sustainable', after scrutinising their documents.

  • Chaucer and Moody's announce ESG scorecard collaboration

    14 February 2022

    Chaucer has announced it will collaborate with data analytics firm Moody's to create ESG scorecards which it claims would be the first of their kind in the (re)insurance sector.