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  • Rothesay says UK could be quasi-benchmark for other debt on net zero path

    27 July 2021

    Rothesay is targeting net zero by 2050 and says the level of UK governmental endeavour to achieve the same goal nationally

  • Axa inks Australian forestry deal

    27 July 2021

    Axa's alternative investments arm has bought a 24,800-hectare Australian forestry business.

  • Governing voluntary carbon markets

    27 July 2021

    Carbon markets are the thin edge of a deep wedge that will see explosive innovation in advancing a broad range of nature-linked offset markets, argues Simon Zadek

  • ECB finances nature degradation, finds UCL report

    26 July 2021

    Over 70% of the European Central Bank's corporate bond portfolio may be financing companies involved in high levels of nature degradation...

  • BlueOrchard raises $200m for emerging markets impact fund

    26 July 2021

    Swiss firm BlueOrchard Finance has raised $207 million at the second closing of its fund for helping emerging markets...

  • Fidelity International to vote against company management for climate inaction

    26 July 2021

    From 2022, US asset management giant Fidelity International will vote against management at companies that fail to address the climate change crisis.

  • Only 0.5% of all healthcare funds aligned with SDG 3 - MSCI

    26 July 2021

    Only about 0.5% of all healthcare funds globally showed greater than 50% alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goal...

  • IOSCO report suggests ways to mitigate 'risks' from ESG ratings [UPDATED]

    26 July 2021

    Regulators may wish to focus more attention on the use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, data products and providers, a draft report by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has suggested.

  • Rise or fall, energy prices will not stop the momentum towards net zero

    26 July 2021

    The momentum behind decarbonisation and the energy transition is unstoppable, argues Federico Turegano

  • BlackRock launches its first ESG equity hedge fund

    23 July 2021

    BlackRock has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused long-short equities