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UK will 'wait to decide' whether to adopt EU Taxonomy after Brexit
08 June 2020The UK government is to reserve judgment on whether it will adopt the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities after it finalises its departure from the bloc, due to the lack of "clarity" currently surrounding the guidelines.
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Fossil fuel reserve profits 'could fall by two-thirds'
08 June 2020Falling demand and rising investment risk is forecast to slash profits from fossil fuel reserves, research by Carbon Tracker reported, estimating they could collapse by almost two-thirds.
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Green energy investment resilient despite economic shock
08 June 2020Investment in green technologies is holding up better than its fossil fuel rivals, reports Ahren Lester, despite the unprecedented economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic slashing 2020 forecasts
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£30bn pension fund hails 'successful' year of ESG progress
05 June 2020Brunel Pension Partnership has lauded its progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in its inaugural responsible investment and stewardship outcomes report.
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HSBC launches 'next generation' sustainable equity ETFs
05 June 2020HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) has launched three sustainable equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) targeting firms with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores that are transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
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Significant variance in Asian company ESG data disclosure
04 June 2020Public disclosure of key environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics among Asian firms varies significantly by country of origin, a database launched by HSBC has revealed.
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Better private sector ESG performance boosts national economic growth
03 June 2020The improvement in environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices by private sector firms positively impacts national growth in both developed and emerging economies, an academic paper reported.
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Dredging firm Van Oord signs first green loan for LNG ships
02 June 2020Dutch offshore contracting firm Van Oord has secured its inaugural green loan to finance three liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled dredging vessels in a bid to reduce the emissions of its fleet.
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Less than half of green bond funds are ESG leaders, says MSCI
01 June 2020Less than half of green bond funds were ranked as leaders in terms of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials, according to MSCI ESG Fund Ratings.
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Largest private pension scheme in UK announces first divestments
01 June 2020The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has announced it will not invest in tobacco, coal, and controversial weaponry firms under its exclusions policy, though campaigners are pressing for the £68 billion ($84 billion) fund to divest from other fossil fuel firms.
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Sustainable bond issuance falls 20% amid corporate, sovereign slump
15 April 2025Sustainable bond issuance volumes have fallen by more than a fifth in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the year prior, after corporate and sovereign issuance slumped by 40%.
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NZBA ditches requirement to target 1.5°C alignment to give banks more 'flexibility'
15 April 2025The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has approved changes to its framework to no longer require targeting 1.5°C alignment - instead allowing members to choose from "a wider range of net-zero pathways ... to limit global temperature rise to 'well below 2°C' and to strive for 1.5°C".
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Nature based solutions: The opportunity for renewable energy investors
15 April 2025Embedding nature based solutions alongside renewables can unlock additional revenues from ecosystem services, write Hing Kin Lee and Valeria Ramos
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Franklin Templeton launches two ESG-focused ETFs
15 April 2025Franklin Templeton has added two sustainability-focused index-tracking exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its range.
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RMS to pilot ecosystem integrity index later this year
15 April 2025Forestry and timberland investor Resource Management Service (RMS) is to pilot an ecosystem integrity index developed by RSK Wilding later this year.