Thomas Cox

SUSI Partners transition fund targets €400m

US hedge fund group advocates short-selling to hit ESG goals

Short selling by asset managers can be an effective way of achieving ESG goals if the position is recorded accurately, US alternatives investment industry group Managed Funds Association (MFA) has said.

PBAF standard targets 'black box' biodiversity data

The Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) has launched its latest version of an impact biodiversity standard that aims to tackle opaque biodiversity data.

CDP partners with Thailand on TCFD

SEC requirements 'could drive investors away from ESG ratings'

Proposals from US regulator the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) could drive asset managers away from ESG ratings towards carbon intensity data, analysts at an investment bank argued.

Net-zero real estate firm raises $5m

Loan round-up: Element Materials, Frasers Property, Netcompany, Benchmark ... and more

Bond round-up: Germany, France, CCB, NAB, Auxmoney, KfW ... and more

Storebrand AM: CA100+ has achieved 'too little'

Vanguard net-zero pledge is least ambitious in latest NZAMI report