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Royal London commits to net-zero investment portfolio by 2050

Record-breaking ESG resolution season in 2021 as majority votes abound

The "unprecedented" level of majority shareholder votes in favour of environmental, social and governance (ESG) proposals...

Gordillo moves from BNP to Mirova

RepRisk establishes Academic Advisory Board to guide the company's focus in ESG research

Impact Principles appoint new Advisory Board

Element Markets hires Olson as director of renewable fuels

Impact investing for a just transition

The 'absence of people' is a rare weakness of the TCFD framework - but investor engagement to ensure a socially just low-carbon transition could be set for a major boost, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports

EBA discourages emergence of sustainability-linked AT1 bonds

The European Banking Agency (EBA) has discouraged EU banks from issuing additional tier 1 (AT1) capital instruments in sustainability-linked format, arguing the penalties associated with a missed target could encourage early redemption of the bond.

Q&A with MSCI's Laura Nishikawa

MSCI's managing director of ESG Research answers questions about the future of ESG, what investors are asking for, and efforts to harmonise reporting frameworks.

ISO drafts sustainability standards

The International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) standards for sustainable finance have taken an important step forwards, after a draft was passed to the body's members for comment.