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Moody's: LatAm utilities better positioned for transition

Power companies and electric utilities in Latin America are better placed than their peers in emerging economies for the transition to a low-carbon economy, Moody's Investor Service has said.

Should sustainable bond underwriters stop financing fossil fuels?

Is it time for banks to end support of fossil fuel bonds in order to secure lead manager mandates for sustainable bond transactions?

People moves 12 May: EQT, Mitsubishi UFJ, JP Morgan, Redwheel & more...

Viridios AI plans to be 'Bloomberg of the voluntary carbon markets'

Viridios AI has launched a pricing dashboard which it described as the "Bloomberg of the voluntary carbon markets".

Lloyd's: Support don't cancel fossil fuels

The debate on fossil fuels is "too black and white" said Lloyd's chairman Bruce Carnegie Brown, who added investors should support the industry to change "rather than cancel" its investment in it.

2Dii: Should ESG ratings be abolished?

Climate finance think tank 2° Investing Initiative (2Dii) has launched a short survey around environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings...

Unilever, AXA and Tikehau to invest €300m in regenerative agriculture

A regenerative agriculture fund which aims to raise €1 billion ($1.03 billion) is being planned by the Unilever Climate & Nature Fund, AXA Climate and Tikehau Capital.

'Disturbing' climate absence in shareholder proposals

Only 2% of shareholder proposals in 2021 related to the environment, with the vast majority based on governance, according to analysis by non-profit Planet Tracker.

Loan round-up: Syngenta, Zayo, Guess, Odinsa, Mitiska REIM ... and more

A third of economy commits to SBTi, but SMEs remain a challenge

SBTi has "gone mainstream" because of the attention it receives from companies, but recruiting small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) remains a challenge, the organisation's CEO has said.