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Apicorp returns to green bond market

Energy-focused financial institution Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) is pricing a new benchmark-sized, US dollar-denominated green bond, three years after its green bond market debut.

Morningstar Sustainalytics President joins Glass Lewis as CEO

Bob Mann, former president of Morningstar Sustainalytics, has joined voting advisor Glass Lewis as its chief executive officer.

BlackRock and Temasek's Decarbonization Partners closes debut fund at $1.4bn

Decarbonization Partners - a joint-venture between BlackRock and Temasek - has closed its first fund, a late-stage venture capital and growth private equity vehicle, at $1.4 billion.

Investors 'can help turn the tide on England's sewage crisis'

England is facing is a "watershed" moment in tackling its water pollution crisis, Redwheel said, urging investors to look for investment opportunities.

Allianz GI 'could develop products on biodiversity this year

Allianz Global Investors said biodiversity will take centre stage in 2024, and its growing focus on the theme could result in new product development.

Enel SLB target miss 'unlikely' to trigger forced selling, says Barclays

Sustainable investors are unlikely to be forced to sell Enel sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) after the Italian energy infrastructure firm missed a coupon-impacting target - due to the positive context in which it occurred, according to Barclays.

UN kills off NZIA and launches multi-stakeholder forum for net zero

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has discontinued the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), which suffered an exodus of most of its members in spring 2023 due to antitrust risks.

Nature risks bigger threat to the economy than Global Financial Crisis, warns GFI

Nature risks could cause more damage to the UK economy than the Global Financial Crisis, the Green Finance Institute has said, warning that large UK financial institutions are also not doing enough to mitigate the risks in their portfolio.

Nature Action 100 publishes company benchmark design

Nature Action 100 (NA100) has published the indicators that will be used within its benchmark to assess company progress.