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Commission risks undermining taxonomy regulation, warns EU Platform
24 January 2022European Commission proposals that would allow some nuclear and natural gas to be labelled as sustainable risk undermining fundamental precepts of the EU taxonomy regulation and should be reworked into an entirely new framework, an expert group appointed by the EU has warned.
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Blackstone launches renewables private credit strategy
24 January 2022Private equity firm Blackstone has launched a renewables private credit platform as it plans to invest $100 billion in energy transition projects over the next ten years.
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LGIM, VBDO: Dutch insurer climate action lags behind pensions
24 January 2022Insurance companies are lagging behind pension funds in terms of climate action, a report by Dutch investor association VBDO supported by UK-based asset manager Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has said.
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Finance must no longer profit from environmental crimes
24 January 2022It is time to use anti-money laundering rules to end investment gains from environmental crimes, argues Simon Zadek
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UPDATED: M&G launches diversity fund
24 January 2022M&G has launched a global equity strategy focussed on gender and ethnic diversity.
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EU carbon prices expected to surpass €130 before year end
24 January 2022EU carbon prices are predicted to surpass €100 per tonne before the end of March, and €130/t before the end of 2022, according to one analyst.
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'Impact investment bank' enters administration
21 January 2022Impact 'investment bank' ClearlySo Limited has filed for voluntary liquidation, filings with the UK government show.
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UN impact standards gather momentum
21 January 2022Standards and an external assurance framework for identifying contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are set to take a leap forward this year, with the roll out of investor pilots of the framework, Environmental Finance has been told.
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'Historic' greenium for debut Denmark green bond
21 January 2022The maiden DKK5 billion ($762 million) sovereign green bond issued by Denmark was more than four-times oversubscribed by investors,...
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€1bn target for Candriam's new sustainable bond fund
21 January 2022Candriam is targeting to grow assets in its newly launched sustainable bond fund to €1 billion ($1.1 billion) over the long term,...