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Strong demand for green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

Green bond and ESG analyst Xuan Sheng Ou Yong recently spoke with FS Sustainability while in Australia.

FCA welcomes launch of ISSB standards

These standards answer the clear market demand for complete, consistent, comparable and reliable corporate sustainability disclosures.

Specialists give new ‘’Perspectives’’ on biodiversity and natural capital

This internal network brings together over 500 sustainable finance experts from all BNP Paribas business lines and functions, by pooling their expertise to support the transition of Group clients.

Lombard Odier and Systemiq announce strategic partnership with the creation of holistiQ Investment Partners

An important milestone, this management platform focusses solely on the sustainable investments that will keep us on course as we transition towards a net-zero, nature-positive economy.

Preqin: Average target size for alternatives ESG funds set to reverse growth trend Impact investing no longer niche

Aggregate capital targets have fallen from their 2021 peak of $172.7bn, to $108.1bn as of May 2023, despite the number of ESG funds in the private markets space going up.

Amundi: EM energy transition is a 'low hanging fruit'

Positive on China and India

Sustainability Biodiversity and climate An essential symbiosis

The main drivers of plant extinction are our human land use, soil pollution, and climate change.

Investing in change and the global transition to net zero

Here we explain the economic case for this and how it supports the global transition to net zero.

Brett Christophers: Be wary of outsourcing climate change response to ‘ruthlessly extractive’ asset managers

In recent months, governments around the world have attempted to scale up their response to climate change – with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the US being the most prominent example.

MAPFRE launches Europe’s first biomethane mutual fund

This is MAPFRE’s second renewable energy project and is part of its commitment to alternative assets and, in particular, ESG investments.

UK's Labour vows to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030

However, earlier this month it pared back its flagship pledge to spend 28 billion pounds ($36 billion) every year until the end of the decade on building up green industries, blaming high interest rates.

The climate leaders and laggards as we race to net zero

There are risks and opportunities for investors as an important audit of climate pledges looms and pressure for change intensifies.

Quilter Cheviot launches greenwashing training for advisers

More focused training is also being launched internally within Quilter Cheviot and Quilter Private Client Advisers.

Mirova joins the call from 50 companies urging EU policy-makers to adopt environmental legislation to address the nature and climate crises together

Ahead of a critical vote on the EU Nature Restoration Law, 50 business leaders, among which Philippe Zaouati, CEO of Mirova, publish a letter urging European leaders to adopt ambitious environmental policies and regulations to tackle the negative impacts

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