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People moves: DWS, Mercer, Robeco, NN IP, AIG ... and more
13 August 2021 -
'Blunt' ESG scores have 'no place' in credit rating process, says KBRA
13 August 2021Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) said environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores have "no place" in the credit rating process despite ESG risks being relevant to credit quality, arguing the "blunt" ESG scores can "distract" credit analysts from their fundamental work
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Climate risk-based divestments boosted equity returns, says NBIM
12 August 2021The manager of the giant Norwegian sovereign wealth fund said its equity fund performance has benefitted from a cumulative 0.27% outperformance since 2012 due to divestments based on financial climate risk assessments
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: RSK, Cabot, Saputo, Sing Da Marine ... and more
12 August 2021 -
Bond round-up: NRG, PNC, Berkeley, Gemdale, Sunnova, OCBC, Bewi ... and more
11 August 2021 -
Financial firms back deforestation data initiative
11 August 2021A working group of investors and banks are supporting an initiative to improve the data on corporate deforestation through supply chains
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EOS turns voting focus towards gender and racial diversity in 2021
10 August 2021EOS at Federated Hermes said it tightened its voting policies related to gender and racial diversity on boards in 2021, opposing director re-elections where "insufficient" progress has been made - with the investment stewardship firm particularly disappointed by progress in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - where to next?
10 August 2021Amid ongoing innovation and accelerating growth in 2021, where should the sustainability-linked bond market look next? Ahren Lester reports
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Mirae launches Chinese 'clean' energy equity ETF
10 August 2021$215 billion Korean asset manager Mirae Asset Global Investments has launched a Chinese equity clean energy exchange traded fund (ETF) tracking a Solactive index
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EU climate benchmarks 'de facto mandatory' for Article 9 funds
09 August 2021The EU Paris-aligned and Climate Transition (PACT) benchmarks have been effectively made mandatory for investment funds to be judged among the most sustainable under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.