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Why HSBC’s response to Kirk’s climate speech was damaging to responsible investment

Why HSBC’s response to Kirk’s climate speech was damaging to responsible investment

In a bid to manage the PR fallout from the explosive presentation on climate change by head of responsible investment…

By Daniel Flatt

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7, Affordable and Clean Energy

The rise of solar project financing in Australia

Labor’s election win in Australia is tipped to drive a rebound in renewable energy projects. The recent refinancing of Foresight Solar’s Oakey and Longreach solar farms in Queensland is an example of how such deals…

By Adrian Murdoch

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HSBC ‘climategate’ set to sharpen investor due diligence

By Joe Marsh

Exclusive: Employers slowly opening up to public on workers’ pay

By Polly Bindman

Policymakers flag fears over ESG (in)action, data and standards

ISSB: Company’s impact and enterprise value do overlap

By Elizabeth Meager

How to make sustainability-linked bonds investor-friendly

How to make sustainability-linked bonds investor-friendly

By Chris Papadopoullos

Sustainability-linked bonds: Weak KPIs cast shadow

By Adrian Murdoch

ESG Research

Climate scenario analysis: A rigorous framework for managing climate financial risks and opportunities

Climate scenario analysis: A rigorous framework for managing climate financial risks and opportunities

By abrdn

Climate scenarios: The evolution of investment risk and opportunity since the Covid crisis

Climate scenarios: The evolution of investment risk and opportunity since the Covid crisis

By abrdn

The future of sustainability-linked bonds

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The future of sustainability-linked bonds

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Powering the future of regulation

Powering the future of regulation

Impact Points

Government

Investment managers

50 shades of green: SFDR reclassified

The proportion of Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) funds classed as green by the EU has risen in the first quarter of this year.

By Polly Bindman

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Climate transition plans: Asset owners face uphill climb

SDG 13, Climate Action

Climate transition plans: Asset owners face uphill climb

By Elizabeth Meager

SDG 5, Gender Equality

Behind Landmark’s milestone sustainability-linked loan

By Adrian Murdoch

Aviva, Railpen and Temasek urge more ESG policy engagement

BNP Paribas sets red lines for oil and gas funding

By Virginia Furness

We embrace ESG, say FTSE treasury chiefs

We embrace ESG, say FTSE treasury chiefs

By Adrian Murdoch

How investors should engage with polluting SOEs

By Elizabeth Meager

Asset Owners

Railpen sets pace on pension member engagement

The UK pension plan is leading the way in communicating to its members about sustainability issues within investment. Such activity helps drive engagement and trust and can given them a stronger mandate for making allocation…

By Vibeka Mair

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Why old-age care is overlooked by investors

Alternative assets

Why old-age care is overlooked by investors

By Vibeka Mair

Investment managers

ESG engagement: How investors get their way at the AGM

By Adrian Murdoch

Analysis: Sustainability-linked bonds face big reputation test

Why blended finance risks being bad for SDGs

By John Crabb

Russia exclusions raise tough questions for passive investing

Russia exclusions raise tough questions for passive investing

By Vibeka Mair

How investors are stepping up scrutiny of climate plans

By Joe Marsh

Investment Managers

Clean tech: Are females excluded from green economy?

PE and VC investment in climate tehnology is accelerating, but the same growth rates are not being experienced by female-led businesses. Capital Monitor looks at clean tech funding to find out more.

By Virginia Furness

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Fossil fuels: Funds slow to ditch passive assets

Investment managers

Fossil fuels: Funds slow to ditch passive assets

By Vibeka Mair

Investment managers

ESG-linked pay: Investors push for more robust targets

By Joe Marsh

SDG 15, Life On Land

Deforestation: Have asset managers twigged link to net zero?

By Polly Bindman

Alternative assets

Why repairing nature isn’t just a job for finance quants

By Virginia Furness

Exclusive: The UK financial firms with the widest gender pay gaps

Exclusive: The UK financial firms with the widest gender pay gaps

By Polly Bindman

Why SEC climate disclosure plan is a “game changer”

By Elizabeth Meager

Banks

Debt crisis: How nature can help emerging markets

Cash-poor but nature-rich countries can use debt-for-nature swaps to reduce their debt service payments and conserve their natural capital. There has been renewed push behind such transactions, including from the UN, but are they a…

By Virginia Furness

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Singapore banks push into small-ticket green loans

Singapore banks push into small-ticket green loans

By Adrian Murdoch

How climate action can help address gender inequality

By Virginia Furness

From EVs to rhinos: Let’s welcome finance innovation

By Daniel Flatt

Energy and Utilities

Banks still supporting fossil fuels to the tune of billions

By Polly Bindman

Balancing economic and climate goals in Central America

Balancing economic and climate goals in Central America

By Virginia Furness

How Barclays’ new climate targets stack up against peers

By Virginia Furness

Companies

SDG 13, Climate Action

SBTi: Corporate carbon reduction targets surge

Capital Monitor analysis reveals that the number of companies with ambitious science-based targets has increased sharply since 2020.

By Polly Bindman

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UK's TCFD requirements provide framework for other countries

Partner content

UK’s TCFD requirements provide framework for other countries

Partner content

Three ways to make cross-border payments more efficient

Renewables at risk from Mexico reforms but lawsuits planned

By Elizabeth Meager

ESG derivatives gain traction with landmark Kiwi deals

By Adrian Murdoch

Under-fire investment consultants strive to up their ESG game

Under-fire investment consultants strive to up their ESG game

By Vibeka Mair

Investment managers

Analysis: the SFDR funds exposed to gas and nuclear

By Elizabeth Meager

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