BlackRock launches fund investing in materials sector transition
Materials sector accounts for more than 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Environment
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Real estate groups want changes to ‘confusing’ SFDR rules
Also claim the definition for inefficient real estate assets is ‘overly complicated and unworkable’
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Climate litigation predicted to increase
LSE says just transition and social climate plans could attract legal battles and finance firms may be under fire
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Private equity gets net-zero guidance
Forming the private equity component of the Net Zero Investment Framework
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Private equity gets net-zero guidance
Forming the private equity component of the Net Zero Investment Framework
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Castlefield Q&A part 2: Large CSR departments can skew ESG ratings
Lack of data and consistency are big problems
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ClientEarth legal challenge exposes ‘credibility risk’ of EU taxonomy
NGOs argue fossil gas inclusion in the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy is unlawful
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Pictet AM launches China environmental fund
The strategy is led by Yi Du, who is based in Geneva
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Schroders launches first sustainable long term assets fund for UK pensions
Impact objective is to contribute positively to climate change and support the transition towards net zero
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CDP rallies 750 finance firms for renewed environment disclosure calls
This year targeting 15,000 companies
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Biden announces $6bn to ‘drastically’ cut industrial emissions
Industrial sector contributes nearly a third of US carbon emissions
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‘No evidence’ pension fund TCFD reporting driving change on climate
Some pension funds ‘only viewing it as a compliance obligation’