Thomas Cox

30% of Mexican bonds in 2021 were GSSS

Almost a third (30%) of the value of Mexican bonds in 2021 were green, social, sustainability or sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds...

LGIM: Divestment improved engagement with ICBC

Engagement with companies improved after their shares had been sold, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has said.

Tesco to consider social targets in SLBs

UK supermarket firm Tesco would consider linking sustainability-linked bonds to social targets, an executive at the company said.

Emerging markets 'need their own taxonomy'

Emerging markets need their own taxonomy of sustainable activities that is even more granular than the EU Taxonomy, according to one ESG data expert.

G7 countries and central banks 'engage with Aviva' on sustainability

Aviva Investors has received responses from countries in the wealthy Group of Seven (G7) nations to its letters on sustainability, and has even engaged with central banks

Loan round-up: Hempel, Iberdrola, Preem, LGIM ... and more

Banks 'resisting SBTi fossil fuel phase-out goals'

Some banks in the US and Asia continue to resist the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)'s proposed timeline for phasing out financing for fossil fuels, a member of the think tank has said.

Bond round-up: OMERS, Bank of China, Jabil, Singtel ... and more

ASN invests €2m in Clarmondial sustainable food fund

Dutch firm ASN Impact Investors has invested €2 million ($2.1 million) in Clarmondial's fund focused on sustainable agriculture.

Corporate understanding of nature risks 'not aligned with' TNFD