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Every benchmark should include climate indicators, asset owner alliance says
23 November 2022Every standard investment benchmark should include climate indicators, to help asset owners to develop their own custom indexes, the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has recommended.
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'Massive' uptick in carbon capture investment is coming, UK advisor says
23 November 2022There is likely to be a significant rise in investment in projects to 'capture' and store carbon dioxide emissions from industry in coming years, but this will rely on significant government support to 'de-risk' private investment, an advisor to the UK Government has said.
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Investors welcome COP27 support for nature-based solutions
22 November 2022Investors have welcomed the final agreement of COP27 encouraging the use of nature-based solutions, with one suggesting an increased focus on nature by governments could help the private sector price natural assets more effectively.
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Debt investors warned of 'disintegration' risk of countries with social failings
22 November 2022Investors are failing to place value on civil liberties and political rights as indications of sovereigns' sustainable growth, and risk being burned if illiberal states eventually fail, Candriam has argued in a new report.
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Interest rate rises 'choking off' green investments
22 November 2022Interest rate rises risk 'choking off' capital-intensive green investments, a report by Positive Money has warned.
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M&G, Moody's chair UK ESG data and ratings code of conduct body
22 November 2022The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has convened a working group to develop a 'significant' voluntary code of conduct for ESG data and ratings providers, which will be co-chaired by M&G and Moody's.
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Video: Eugene Wong on sustainable bond standards and taxonomies
21 November 2022Eugene Wong, CEO of the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA), shares his thoughts on how different markets are developing their own standards and how they compare.
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Investor reaction to COP27: 'No confidence 1.5°C target will be hit'
21 November 2022The outcome of the COP27 agreement is a "step in the right direction", despite its failure to commit to phasing down fossil fuels and an overall lack of ambition, investors said.
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ESMA ESG fund naming guidelines are 'significant step'
21 November 2022The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened a consultation on proposed environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment fund naming guidelines...
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Credit implications of COP27 hang on 'loss and damage' implementation, says Moody's
21 November 2022The credit implications of COP27 hang on how and when a fund for loss and damage is implemented, Moody's has said.
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