‘TNFD should be celebrated but this is only the start’
Sustainable finance industry welcomes recommendations and CDP aligns to framework as companies encouraged to disclose
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Should we be worried about environmental funds?
Clean energy has been painful for investors recently but a strong structural backdrop and cheaper valuations might entice them back
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TNFD releases final recommendations
14 disclosure suggestions aim to give financial institutions and companies ‘the tools they need to act’ on nature loss
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Companies with higher ESG ratings see stronger investment returns
Kroll study finds globally ‘ESG leaders’ return 12.9% compared with 8.6% returned by laggards
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‘Even three years ago we couldn’t launch it’: Asset managers explain why now for green bond funds
A surge in issuance, ESG regulatory support and hopes for a release in rising interest rates are fostering a good environment for these products
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Van Lanschot Kempen IM adds two PMs to sustainable equity strategy
Huub van der Riet and Chong Peng join the Netherlands-based firm
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UK social impact investments climb 19%
Big Society Capital finds market grew to £9.4bn last year
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Lack of joined-up thinking on EU sustainability disclosures
Rushing out regulation has caused conflicts and the need to rework procedures
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SFDR Articles 8 and 9 may ‘disappear altogether’ as consultation launches
European Commission says there may be ‘demand for establishing sustainability product categories’
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Almost every Stoxx 600 company negatively contributes to the SDGs
impak Analytics finds in addition just 89 are positively contributing
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Investor chemical sector engagement gets granular with targeted expectations
Another investor group forms, led by IIGCC, to request decarbonisation targets from key sector
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Crowdfunding climate litigation ‘a real watch item for investors’
Expect to also see a move to more targeted biodiversity litigation