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• Fitch praises UAE green bond fee exemption

  07 June 2023

  The exemption for United Arab Emirates (UAE) issuers of some sustainable bonds from registration fees will support progress on sustainability in the region, ahead of the country's COP28 presidency, a Sustainable Fitch executive has said.

• Earth Capital invests £2.5m in blue technology firm

  07 June 2023

  Impact investor Earth Capital has invested £2.5 million ($3 million) in aquaculture technology firm Ace Aquatec via its "co-investment syndicate", it told Environmental Finance.

• Transition plans to increase focus on Indigenous communities - Sustainable Fitch

  07 June 2023

  Issues related to Indigenous peoples will gain more traction within transition plans, as investors and regulators continue to recognise their materiality to the transition, Sustainable Fitch has said.

• Basel Committee to consult on bank climate disclosure requirements

  07 June 2023

  The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is to consult this year on climate-related disclosure requirements that it plans to add to international standards for capital requirements.

• IFoA unveils actuarial roadmap for biodiversity and nature related risks

  07 June 2023

  The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has published an action list for the profession in a bid to boost understanding about biodiversity loss and nature related risks.

• Global plastics treaty 'must focus on finance'

  06 June 2023

  A planned treaty on plastic pollution will need to put finance at its core in order to be successful, an investor has argued.

• Two thirds of UK pension funds say they have not invested in natural capital

  06 June 2023

  Almost two thirds (62%) of UK pension funds who responded to a survey are not invested in natural capital, research commissioned by asset manager Gresham House has said.

• LOIM launches sustainable fund suite holistiQ with Systemiq

  06 June 2023

  Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has launched sustainable investment platform holistiQ, in collaboration with consultants Systemiq, as it prepares new nature-based funds.

• Energy efficiency investments to deliver 'above average' earnings growth, says UBS

  06 June 2023

  Changes in government policy across the EU and US are making energy efficiency an increasingly 'attractive investment', that will deliver "above-average" earnings growth, UBS has said.

• Church of England to support Toyota lobbying resolution

  06 June 2023

  The Church of England Pensions Board (COEPB) is to take action at Toyota's upcoming AGM over concerns its lobbying "may be undermining the goals of the Paris Agreement".