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UK social impact cashes-in £10bn, says Better Society Capital
07 October 2024Pension funds are the largest capital contributor to the UK's impact investment market, research from Better Society Capital has found.
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ESMA fund name guidelines risk EU green bond growth, warns EFAMA
07 October 2024ESMA's new Fund Naming Guidelines could create inconsistencies with the EU Green Bond Standard that may hamper the growth of the corporate green bond market, says a leading asset manager trade body.
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'Fundamental rethinking' of the financial sector needed, says Barbados' Mottley
07 October 2024A fundamental reset and rethinking of the financial system are needed to avoid climate disaster, the prime minister of Barbados has warned.
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Olaf Scholz: Need to improve private sector conditions to meet SDGs
07 October 2024German chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on governments to do more to "improve" financial conditions in the private sector if the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be met.
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Taxonomies 'struggling to support the transition', webinar hears
04 October 2024Green taxonomies need to embed forward-looking, decarbonisation pathways to help catalyse the transition to a net-zero carbon economy, a webinar heard.
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ESG ratings regulation could cover transition plan assessment products, says FCA
04 October 2024The UK's planned regulation of ESG ratings providers could cover forward-looking ratings such as those in the burgeoning market for climate transition plan assessments, the FCA has suggested.
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AXA UK fund to drop 'sustainable' from its name in response to FCA's SDR
04 October 2024AXA Investment Managers UK plans to change the name of its Global Sustainable Distribution fund and the investment policy, in response to the incoming UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).
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Nature positive focus is 'dangerous', warns data provider
04 October 2024The focus on nature-positive impacts before the market has dealt with their negative impacts is "dangerous", GIST Impact has warned, with scientists also calling for a more staggered approach.
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NBIM looking at AI to benchmark nature
04 October 2024Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is considering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to benchmark company's progress on nature, to replace a lengthy manual exercise.
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Colombia and Brazil give hope for 'next generation of JETPs' ahead of COP29
04 October 2024Momentum is growing behind the "next generation" of Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) ahead of COP29, with Colombia and Brazil 'country platforms' seeking to learn from the mistakes of earlier initiatives, according to E3G.
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