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BlackRock, DWS, Natixis show 'basic' commitment to ESG, says Morningstar
20 November 2020Morningstar has identified Vanguard and Lyxor among asset managers with a 'low' level of commitment to ESG topics, whilst BlackRock, DWS, Natixis and UBS were flagged for their 'basic' approaches.
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EU publishes first sets of Taxonomy screening criteria
20 November 2020The European Commission has published the first two sets of technical screening criteria for the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities, described as an "important step" for the closely-watched green policy instrument.
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News round-up: EU offshore wind push, muni green project fund, sovereign ESG data set ... and more
20 November 2020European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans encouraged EU member states to use funds from the €750 billion Next Generation EU fund to make targeted investments in the space to "unlock the necessary private financial flows" to power the expansion.
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ESG Ratings in fixed income: A good start
19 November 2020ESG ratings should only be used as a first step when it comes to assessing issuers, a panel at Environmental Finance's ESG and Fixed Income 2020 conference heard. Ahren Lester reports
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Exilion, CapitaLand ... and more
19 November 2020 -
Bond round-up: EU, Unedic, KfW, TenneT, BNG, Schneider Electric ... and more
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Deutsche Börse buys majority stake in ISS
18 November 2020German financial exchange operator Deutsche Börse has acquired a majority stake in Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), valuing the corporate governance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) data provider at over $2.2 billion.
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Sustainable bond 'greenium' expands 'significantly' in 2020
17 November 2020Investors have been willing to pay a significant 'greenium' for green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in 2020, in contrast to 2019, according to a report from BNP Paribas.
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UK government still weighing carbon tax instead of ETS after Brexit
17 November 2020The UK government is continuing to consider a controversial carbon tax after leaving the EU, instead of setting up a domestic cap-and-trade carbon emissions market, denying this would damage its international standing on climate change action.
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$250bn green bond issuance expected in 2020, says Moody's
16 November 2020
- CBI optimistic of 'really quick uptake' for climate resilience taxonomy
- MSCI developing transition plan assessment product
- Abris rolls-out ESG methodology to 'squeeze out' higher valuations
- 'Water will be one of the biggest investment themes over the next decade'
- Robeco launches its first 'high income green bond strategy'
- CBI to launch climate resilience taxonomy this month
- Putting transition plans to the test: MSCI
- Inadequate credit market could worsen biodiversity loss, warns Grantham Institute
- Allianz GI's impact credit strategy raises €560m at first close
- Mirova closes first impact PE strategy at €211m
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Australia publishes net zero 'sector pathways'
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$1.4trn investors call for greater nature disclosures
06 September 2024 -
Pension members should be given right to voice ESG preferences, says Dutch regulator
06 September 2024 -
Carbon removals versus reductions misses the point
06 September 2024For the atmosphere's balance sheet, emission reductions and removals are both vitally important, argues Mary Grady
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EXCLUSIVE: M&G to rebrand climate solutions fund as biodiversity
06 September 2024M&G Investments is rebranding its climate solutions fund as a nature and biodiversity fund, as it looks to capitalise on growing interest in the theme, Environmental Finance has learned.