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European banks struggle to put ESG strategy into practice

As pointed out by Mobiquity’s senior director for digital banking Howard Moore, the last year has only served to intensify this consciousness.

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative announces 41 new signatories

The additional signatories mean a total 128 investors, collectively managing $43 trillion in assets, are now part of the initiative.

ESG: keeping up with the finance sector’s ‘hottest topic’

A solution might be to adopt standards which can help investors make comparisons and investment decisions.

TISE launches sustainable segment, joins UN sustainable initiative

TISE is now among the 104 Partner Exchanges of the UN SSE.

Schroders invests in Natural Capital Research

These include assets important for carbon storage, carbon sequestration, soil erosion protection, flood risk management, biodiversity, water quality and recreation.

Senior Leaders ESG Forum hosted by Compeer and Objectway highlights an overarching need for common standards

The question of how to avoid greenwashing will become more prevalent as firms develop their ESG proposition.

Future Planet Capital

Launching a structured investment vehicle for co-investments in biotech

Linking executive pay to ESG goals

Public pressure and changing norms are paving the way for business leaders to be paid based on a new set of criteria.

HSBC Asset Management Finances the Launch of RadiantESG Global Investors

A women-owned investment firm

Liontrust pulls ESG trust IPO after limited interest

Liontrust will at least be able to continue to build on their strong open-ended ESG franchise.”

EBRD announces winners of Green TFP awards

The Green TFP allows partner banks to use their existing trade finance facilities to finance exports, imports and local distribution of imported green technologies and materials, in line with the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition (GET) approach.

Green bonds: silver bullet or drop in the ocean?

For these reasons, the retail products should be supported, and we hope to see strong demand once they are available.

EBRD “at full strength to accelerate the recovery and the green transition”, President says

The Governors’ session on Thursday will launch a discussion, whereby the economies in which the Bank invests will be asked what help they need.

New horizons for UK environmental regulation and enforcement: trends to watch

We look at the potential changes to environmental law and enforcement and the trends in 2021 so far

HSBC fund arm backs former Rosenberg Equities CEO in ESG start-up

RadiantESG said it intends to launch two strategies later in the year

Climate Change: amendments to Guernsey's Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance

This amendment to the Code was consulted on as part of the Commission’s Spring Green Consultation, issued on 11 March 2021.

EBRD announces full Paris alignment by end-2022

The EBRD is committed to supporting economies to be digital, equal and sustainable and will invest in each of these areas as it helps communities affected by the closure of coal mines and other carbon-intensive industries.

Covid-19: a catalyst for sustainable finance

This enables us to design tailor-made solutions that will deliver the best risk/return ratio while maximising the positive impact of each client’s portfolio.

Switzerland paves the way in sustainable finance

Switzerland has made these goals a strategic objective.

The Race to Net #Zero: Investment Opportunities in a World Committed to Zero Emissions

One key area of transitioning the energy system to net zero emissions is to invest in technological solutions that will help economies and societies adjust to infrastructure that is based on clean and reliable electricity, rather than fossil fuels.

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