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ESG in Fixed Income EMEA 2022 conference: Highlights

Environmental Finance's in-person ESG in Fixed Income EMEA 2022 conference in London recently highlighted the crucial environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics relevant to the fixed income markets in the region

Emerging markets 'need their own taxonomy'

Emerging markets need their own taxonomy of sustainable activities that is even more granular than the EU Taxonomy, according to one ESG data expert.

EU taxonomy amber category 'could lead to greenwashing'

The planned introduction of an amber category in the EU's taxonomy is likely to lead to greenwashing if not used as a short-term transitional stepping stone, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

SLB step-downs are 'opportunity' for sovereigns

HSBC has highlighted an "opportunity" for sovereigns to include 'step-down' provisions in their sustainability-linked bond frameworks.

Russia posed 'challenge' to ESG emerging market benchmarks

Russia's invasion of Ukraine posed a challenge to some environmental, social and governance (ESG) emerging market (EM) benchmarks...

SFDR confusion 'may extend for a decade'

It may take as much as 10 years to resolve confusion over how investment managers should classify their funds in line with EU regulation on reporting the extent they pursue sustainability objectives, according to a sustainability expert.

G7 countries and central banks 'engage with Aviva' on sustainability

Aviva Investors has received responses from countries in the wealthy Group of Seven (G7) nations to its letters on sustainability, and has even engaged with central banks

Keynote address: Emerging markets climate underfunding 'worsening'

Investment in climate mitigation and adaptation in developing markets dwindled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and innovation in the debt markets is required to attract large institutional investors, according to an expert.

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AXA IM launches biodiversity equity strategy

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