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Finance in Motion claims to benefit from sustainable timber boom

Finance in Motion (FiM) is doubling fundraising targets for a follow-on-fund focussed on sustainable timber, before its parent fund has been fully deployed.

RepRisk & K2 Integrity to offer 'greenwashing' assessment

ESG risk data company RepRisk has partnered with K2 Integrity, a compliance and risk advisory firm, to provide 'greenwashing' analysis for investors complying with new sustainability requirements.

Mirova launches two sustainable bond funds

Mirova has launched two 'dark green' bond funds.

UK social impact investments grew 10-fold in a decade

The UK's social impact investments sector has grown nearly 10-fold over 10 years, to reach £7.9 billion ($8.5 billion) in 2021, impact investor Big Society Capital (BSC) has estimated.

Generalist SDG strategies are less impactful, says Axa IM Alts

Sector-specific strategies targeting one or two sustainable development goals (SDGs) are more 'impactful' than 'generalist' funds, said Axa Investment Managers (IM) Alts.

Aviva invests £110m in EV charging firm

SLB step-ups have almost no correlation with credit quality - Fitch

Sustainable Fitch has found "almost no correlation" between an issuer's credit rating and the typical coupon step-up for sustainability-linked bonds as it recommended greater variation to account for an issuer's credit profile or sustainability ambitions.

Winners of the 2022 Voluntary Carbon Market Awards revealed

The annual awards seek to recognise and reward the work of voluntary carbon market specialists, as well as highlighting best practice and thought leadership in the carbon offsetting world.

Nature markets valued at almost 10% of global GDP