News

  • Just Energy Transition Partnerships 'ready for investment'

    24 May 2023

    From Genevieve Redgrave at the Net Zero Delivery Summit

  • 'Just transition' guidance issued to harness trillions in investment

    24 May 2023

    Guidance for fund managers on how to invest in a 'just transition' to net zero has been published, with the aim of harnessing trillions of dollars to support social objectives linked to the transition.

  • SBTN launches corporate science-based targets for freshwater and land

    24 May 2023

    Corporates can begin to prepare science-based targets for nature for the first time as the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has launched criteria for setting freshwater and land objectives.

  • Ground-breaking PRI sovereign investor engagement initiative expands

    24 May 2023

    More investors have been asked to join a ground-breaking collaborative fixed income investor engagement initiative for sovereign issuers coordinated by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

  • Scope 3 resolution fails to make progress at Shell's AGM

    23 May 2023

    Oil giant Shell suffered another investor revolt over its climate plans at its AGM, but the rebellion failed to grow in size compared with the previous year.

  • Engage countries on economic freedoms to bring ESG benefits, says MSIM

    23 May 2023

    Investors are "less credible" when engaging with policymakers on ESG, and should focus instead on improving economic freedom, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) told Environmental Finance.

  • ELFA, ICMA publish high-yield SLB guidance to 'enhance effectiveness'

    23 May 2023

    Recommendations have been published to "enhance the impact and effectiveness" of the high-yield sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market, after areas of "unique" inconsistency and inadequacy were identified.

  • TNFD explores creating nature database

    23 May 2023

    The Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is exploring how to set up a database of nature-related information, similar to one being planned for climate.

  • TNFD names date for launch of final recommendations

    22 May 2023

    The co-chair of the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has revealed the date it will launch its final recommendations.

  • 'Huge opportunities' for gender-focused corporate sustainable bond growth

    22 May 2023

    Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) said there are "huge opportunities" for growth in gender-focused sustainable bond issuance, especially for corporate bonds, as markets increasingly look for instruments tied to "tangible and positive impacts".