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AXA IM buys carbon offset company ClimateSeed from BNP Paribas

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has bought the carbon offsetting marketplace ClimateSeed from BNP Paribas.

SEC's Gensler says investors should see data to back ESG fund claims

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler says he has asked the regulator to investigate whether to introduce rules requiring sustainability-themed funds to disclose the criteria and underlying data they use, to help investors judge fund claims.

Pictet: 'Integrate water risk into mainstream tools'

Water risk has yet to be integrated into mainstream equity investment tools, according to Marc-Olivier Buffle...

Green Bond Comment, July 2021: Should sovereigns choose sustainability-linked over green bonds?

Sovereign issuance is a key component of the sustainable bond market, but Ahren Lester asks why no country has yet taken the sustainability-linked bond route

Bond round-up: NN IP, Repsol, Suzano, Bank of China, Hongkong Land... and more

Apex partners with i80 for ESG and loan services

Apex Group, a financial services provider, is partnering with the i80 Group, an investment firm, to provide loan administration and ESG ratings & advisory services, in addition to its existing fund administration services.

FSB releases roadmap to accelerate climate data disclosure

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released a roadmap for addressing climate-related financial risks, focussing on four main areas...

Carney: institutions to be asked 'are you in or out of GFANZ' pre-COP26

Blackstone to acquire ESG data provider Sphera for $1.4 billion

IFRS Foundation 'on track' for mid-2022 sustainability standards

The IFRS Foundation trustees said they remain on track to appoint members of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in the next quarter, and publish the first set of globally consistent climate-related standards in the middle of next year.