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Investors indifferent to green junk bonds’ weak covenants

Investors indifferent to green junk bonds’ weak covenants

Covenants of high-yield green bonds of all types are weaker than those of conventional issues, as private equity-owned companies in…

By Adrian Murdoch

Sustainable Development Goals

Comparing the big French banks’ carbon targets

The four largest French banks by assets are taking steps to cut their exposure to oil and gas, but data gaps make it hard to determine what their climate targets actually tell us.

By Virginia Furness

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How ‘net zero’ financial firms are linked to lobbying against climate change policy

How ‘net zero’ financial firms are linked to lobbying against climate change policy

By Polly Bindman

Climate reporting: Auditors are failing to play their part

By Vibeka Mair

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Is gold a responsible investment?

Asia Inc behind on gender equality disclosure

By Adrian Murdoch

China’s new ESG disclosure standard “of limited use” to investors

China’s new ESG disclosure standard “of limited use” to investors

By Elizabeth Meager

Luxembourg exchange opposes mandatory green bond standard

By Adrian Murdoch

ESG Research

Physical Gold ETC – The easy and cost-effective way to add gold to your portfolio

Physical Gold ETC – The easy and cost-effective way to add gold to your portfolio

By Invesco

ESG Themes for 2022

ESG Themes for 2022

By Moody’s ESG Solutions

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

Impact Points

Government

NZAOA: Carbon pricing crucial for tackling energy policy trilemma

Policymakers must accelerate the shift to net-zero emissions by implementing carbon pricing schemes right away, writes the chair of the $10.6trn Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. He outlines the five policy design principles in the alliance’s…

By Günther Thallinger

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Fast fashion: The story behind the spin

SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production

Fast fashion: The story behind the spin

By Polly Bindman

MEP Paul Tang eyes stronger sustainable finance rules

By Elizabeth Meager

ESG data gaps should not trouble investors, say experts

Exclusive: Standard Chartered cuts ties with coal miner Adaro

By Virginia Furness

Why granular data is essential for climate risk insights

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Why granular data is essential for climate risk insights

Calls rise for ESG sector data, while carbon price hopes fade

By Vibeka Mair

Asset Owners

UK public pensions fear curbs on ethical investing

British local government pension schemes are facing a new law that could limit their ability to make investment decisions on ethical grounds, amid rising politicisation globally of how public institutions allocate their capital.

By Vibeka Mair

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How Egypt’s sovereign fund plans to green the country's strategic infrastructure

Middle East and Africa

How Egypt’s sovereign fund plans to green the country’s strategic infrastructure

By Virginia Furness

HSBC ‘climategate’ set to sharpen investor due diligence

By Joe Marsh

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

ISSB: Company’s impact and enterprise value do overlap

By Elizabeth Meager

Railpen sets pace on pension member engagement

Railpen sets pace on pension member engagement

By Vibeka Mair

Sustainability-linked bonds: Weak KPIs cast shadow

By Adrian Murdoch

Investment Managers

Why EU taxonomy reporting is so hard to do

Major divergence in data and an unhelpful regulatory timetable are among the early issues that companies and investors face around disclosure of companies' alignment with the EU taxonomy.

By Elizabeth Meager

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Data vendors’ taxonomy alignment scores vary widely

Data vendors’ taxonomy alignment scores vary widely

By Elizabeth Meager

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

By Daniel Flatt

Investment managers

50 shades of green: SFDR reclassified

By Polly Bindman

SDG 13, Climate Action

Climate transition plans: Asset owners face uphill climb

By Elizabeth Meager

How investors should engage with polluting SOEs

How investors should engage with polluting SOEs

By Elizabeth Meager

Investment managers

ESG engagement: How investors get their way at the AGM

By Adrian Murdoch

Banks

Standard Chartered’s climate vote: A bank bellwether?

Standard Chartered is seeking to understand why 17% of its shareholders voted against its climate plan last month, amid rising opposition to such proposals. In any case, the bank has no plans to change tack,…

By Virginia Furness

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Is it possible to green your cash?

Is it possible to green your cash?

By Polly Bindman

Alternative assets

The huge and uncounted sums of cash-linked carbon emissions

By Polly Bindman

SDG 7, Affordable and Clean Energy

The rise of solar project financing in Australia

By Adrian Murdoch

BNP Paribas sets red lines for oil and gas funding

By Virginia Furness

Debt crisis: How nature can help emerging markets

Debt crisis: How nature can help emerging markets

By Virginia Furness

Alternative assets

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

By Virginia Furness

Companies

Breaking down the world’s biggest green corporate bond

Dutch transmission system operator Tennet accelerated its push into renewable energy with a €3.85bn green bond notable for more than just its size. Capital Monitor spoke to the company's head of treasury.

By Adrian Murdoch

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Now, more than ever, SMEs need creative cross-border payment strategies

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Now, more than ever, SMEs need creative cross-border payment strategies

How GM is setting the pace for Scope 3 reductions

By Adrian Murdoch

Partner content

How abrdn is making sustainability part of every conversation

UK plan to regulate ESG ratings divides market

By Elizabeth Meager

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

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

By Virginia Furness

How to make sustainability-linked bonds investor-friendly

By Chris Papadopoullos

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