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Will AI be transformative for ESG data?
03 May 2024The AI revolution is already transforming the ESG data landscape. But how much trust should we place in the bots, asks Peter Cripps
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The UK's SDR has overlooked 'ethical' funds
22 April 2024The UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) should create an additional label for 'ethical' funds, an asset manager has argued.
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Comment: Are we finally ready to have a grown-up conversation about the transition?
22 April 2024There are encouraging signs we are starting to have a more sophisticated and practical conversation about how to invest in the transition, says Peter Cripps
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Comment: The rumpus over SBTi's offsetting U-turn
12 April 2024What does the row over SBTi's change of heart on carbon credits tell us about the state of sustainable finance, asks Peter Cripps
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SBTi warms to offsets, in massive move for voluntary carbon market
10 April 2024The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has said it will take a more accommodative stance towards carbon credits, in a move one observer described as a "massive" moment for the voluntary carbon market.
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PenSam's carbon budget index
01 April 2024The Danish pension provider's new climate index will help it reduce its climate risks, Mikael Bek tells Peter Cripps
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Cornwall Pension Fund pumps £40m into Octopus Energy Transition Fund
26 March 2024Cornwall Pension Fund has made a £40 million ($50 million) commitment to the Octopus Energy Transition Fund (OETF).
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Morningstar launches innovative transition indexes
21 March 2024Morningstar has launched a series of transition indexes it hopes could prove a turning point for the integration of climate considerations in investors' equities allocations.
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Comment: Can natural capital become its own asset class?
15 March 2024Investment in natural capital solutions is desperately needed, but many investors don't see a home for them in their portfolios, writes Peter Cripps
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Nature-based solutions boosted in offsetting principles update
27 February 2024A set of principles designed to bring credibility to the "failing" voluntary carbon markets have been updated to place greater importance on the role of nature-based solutions.
- 'Greenwashing' is the 'Loch Ness monster' of the green bond market
- MSCI and Moody's join forces in 'ground-breaking' partnership
- Sustainable bond market sees weakest first-half issuance for four years
- Moody's to close ESG Solutions business following MSCI tie-up
- New ICMA metrics could help 'accelerate' biodiversity finance
- WHEB warns regulation is creating 'unintentional stewardship stampede'
- LGIM, MUFG and Generation IM among second round of TNFD adopters
- Methane: the financial sector's blind spot
- SBTi CEO steps down
- CA100+ loses support from two more US asset managers
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Bond round-up: Chile, Dominican Republic, Mindspace ... and more
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Ground-breaking 'Transition Loan Principles' expected by November
03 July 2024With formal principles on the horizon, the 'transition loan' market could be on the cusp of a new era - a dramatic step-change that could extend into the bond market. Ahren Lester reports
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BlackRock offers European funds greater climate voting ambition
03 July 2024BlackRock has published guidelines for many of its European funds that base voting decisions on an assessment of company alignment with a 1.5°C scenario - contrasting with its global 'benchmark' policies that demand less climate information.
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NGFS sets out guidance for central bank on nature risks
03 July 2024The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has released guidance for central banks on assessing nature-related financial risks.
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TNFD co-chair invests in nature data firm
03 July 2024