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BoE begins second round of climate tests

The Bank of England has launched a "second round" of its landmark climate stress test exercise, to assess participants' proposed management actions in response to physical and transition climate risks across several scenarios.

KKR's impact fund ups investment in nature-based solutions firm

KKR's impact fund has made a further investment in Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), which claims to be the largest ecological restoration company in the US,...

Samama moves to S&P's Sustainable1

Fred Samama has been appointed as head of strategic development for S&P Global Sustainable1, its sustainable intelligence division.

Glass Lewis includes ESG profiles in its proxy papers

Glass Lewis has launched ESG profiles which provide data and 'ESG scores' to its 'proxy paper' research documents, which are used to inform proxy voting.

Bond round-up: Terna, TCorp, Tamarack Valley, Argenta, FIS ... and more

Greenium could get 'quite aggressive' in 2022, says Jupiter

The 'greenium' on green bond issuances could get "quite aggressive" in 2022 as demand fails to keep pace with regulatory-induced rising investor demand, according to Jupiter Asset Management.

Corporate lobby 'likely' to challenge EU ESG ratings regulation

Corporate lobbyists' apparent success in influencing EU taxonomy negotiations could now see their attention turn to challenging potential regulation of ESG ratings, an expert has warned.

Japan's FSA forms ESG ratings and data committee

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has formed a subcommittee to discuss ESG ratings and data providers.

Temasek, Salesforce invest in South Pole

Climate-themed project developer South Pole has sold minority stakes to Singapore state-backed investor Temasek and the investment arm of cloud company Salesforce.

TPI launches high-emitting decarbonisation pathways

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has published decarbonisation pathways to 2050 for 10 high-emitting sectors in energy, transport and industrials, in a single report it says will enable comparison of progress between sectors.