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SoftBank, BlackRock invest in ESG data firm
03 December 2021Sustainability data firm Clarity AI has raised $50 million in its latest funding round led by Tokyo-based SoftBank Group.
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Investor welcome for Shell exit from Cambo oil project
03 December 2021Oil supermajor Shell has backed out of investing in the Cambo oilfield project in Scotland in a move described as a "deathblow" for the controversial project...
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Casting an eye over sustainability linked loans
Enthusiasm for SLLs has exploded over the last two years. With stakeholder scrutiny growing, external verification is increasingly important, say Jill Dumain, Simon Colton and Mariel Barrera Fermin of SGS
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Swiss initiative targets $1bn in impact investments
03 December 2021The Swiss government, UBS, Credit Suisse and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation have launched an initiative to 'mobilise' up to CHF1 billion ($1.1 billion) in impact investments in developing countries.
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Danica Pension invests DKK 1bn in BlackRock impact fund
02 December 2021Danica Pension is investing DKK 1 billion ($152 million) in an impact fund managed by BlackRock.
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Impax toasts another record-breaking year
02 December 2021Impax Asset Management has seen its growth accelerate, with its assets rising by 84% in a year.
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UK sustainability disclosure rules will be 'quite different' from EU
02 December 2021Early indications are that UK sustainability disclosure rules will diverge from those in the EU - but one expert warns compatibility must be ensured. Ahren Lester reports
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EU taxonomy warning: don't 'abandon science' when it comes to gas
02 December 2021Experts have warned that Europe's Sustainable Finance Taxonomy is "facing intense pressure to abandon the science" by including natural gas.
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Lombard Odier takes stake in SYSTEMIQ
02 December 2021Lombard Odier Group has invested in London-based firm SYTEMIQ in an attempt to improve its environmental investment offering.
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Japanese financial institutions establish impact initiative
02 December 2021A group of Japanese financial institutions has formed an initiative "to promote high quality impact investment in Japan".