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Saving the Greenfin label

This is the case of the Danish Orsted, which is to the green transition what unicorns are to tech.

CaixaBank launches its ESG advisory service for corporate and institutional customers

Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, a series of regulatory milestones and a push for sustainability have emerged

Realdania and Ninety One Team Up for Impact

The asset owner chose Ninety One, a long-term, active, global investment management company formerly known as Investec Asset Management, to help them manage a listed equity impact portfolio in the Ninety One Global Environment Strategy.

Building Bridges: a promising event for sustainable finance and the Sustainable Development Goals

It also generated a spirit of friendly competition for developing concrete solutions through which sustainable finance can have a measurable impact on the real economy, and accelerate the transition towards a global economic model based on the requirement

Research: ESG bond issuance set to hit $4.5trn annually by 2025

ESG bonds to 'explode'

Green Bonds: The €1 trillion promise by the European Investment Bank, that’s set to propel climate action by 2030, what’s at stake for investors and how to issue certified Green Bonds

A commitment by the EIB to end fossil fuel energy projects by 2022

Invest Europe to set ESG reporting standards

Some of these respond to regulatory standards, others are tailored to meet the demands of institutional investors.

ESG Legal Outlook 2022

In this publication we explore key global ESG themes we believe will shape the legal outlook for businesses in 2022.

New plans announced to boost England’s biodiversity

The latest consultation concerns the “practical and legal implementation details of the new biodiversity net gain requirement for development”.

UK government to boost production of hydrogen from biomass

It also hopes to support the development of novel biohydrogen technologies

Rothschild & Co backs UK boutique’s new environmental fund

The new strategy will focus on five environmental themes, from resource efficiency to environmental services.

FSL Collaboration With EnlightenESG

EnlightenESG identifies relevant areas of focus within ESG investing.

Utmost Group becomes a signatory to the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investment

Responsible investing is one of the four pillars of Utmost Group’s sustainability strategy, in which the Group has committed to increase the proportion of its investments in sustainable assets.

Carey Olsen advises on the launch of Gresham House British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II

The overall investment approach and anticipated outcomes aim to be well aligned to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Record 430 Unlisted Natural Resources Funds in Market in Q4 2021

Asset Class Rebounded Strongly from 2020 and is Building Momentum

EBRD green finance in 2021 hits record 51 per cent of €10.4 billion total

The 2021 green results, a significant increase on the 29 per cent share of total financing in 2020, fall under the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition (GET) approach.

Colonial and its Subsidiary SFL Aim to Requalify All of Their Outstanding Bonds Into Green Bonds

Green bonds constitute an alternative to corporate debt raising in an environment in which the awareness of companies on sustainability issues is becoming ever more relevant.

Government taken to court over inadequate climate strategies

Friends of the Earth says the government's "shocking" and "lacklustre" commitments are not enough to deliver a low carbon future

Activists behind Shell climate verdict target 30 multinationals

The heads of the companies were being sent letters demanding that they provide plans outlining how they will trim emissions of the heat-trapping gases by 45% from 2019 levels by 2030.

ESG: Sustainability Preferences, Risk and Factors

The investment firm shall explain to the client or potential clients the reasons for not doing so and keep records of those reasons.

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