Madeleine Jenkins

Credit Suisse faces first climate resolution

Credit Suisse has encouraged shareholders to vote against a resolution that would require the Swiss bank to annually disclose progress against its climate financing goals.

CIC raises $300m for deeptech & life sciences fund

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) has raised £225 million ($300 million) from investors, including M&G, for its oversubscribed impact fund.

EU GBS 'may be a step backward' for green bond impact reporting

The EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) has been criticised as "definitely not a step forward, and maybe a step backward" with regards to the social and environmental impact reports expected of issuers.

Amazon pledges $30m to minority led start-ups

Less than half of impact reports are comparable, says BlueMark

BlueMark has called for guidance from standard setters that makes the environmental and social impacts of investments "comparable" in financial reports.

Absa Group bows to NGO pressure on oil and gas disclosure

African banking group Absa said it will publish its policies on oil and gas financing in May, after NGO Just Share accused the bank of having "fallen behind its peers" on adopting climate change policies.

Microfinance groups to be scored on social impact

A public index to compare the social impact of 72 microfinance institutions (MFIs) will be released in June, in the world's first microfinance social inclusion index.

Loan round-up: Oceaneering, Symrise, Enel, CR Micro, Blackmores ... and more

Total hit by shareholder resolution - again

A group of 11 investors have filed a shareholder resolution at TotalEnergies ahead of its AGM on 25 May, urging the French oil supermajor to set and publish targets that are consistent with the Paris Climate Agreement.

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