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For pension funds, endowments and family offices, there are more options beyond listed equities to make an impact
Lawyers play an essential role in securing funds and support for ESG projects in Asia-Pacific
Cash has flowed out of ESG strategies over past year even as sector continues to boom in Europe
As regulators reclassify some investments, more due diligence on methodologies is needed
Investors need to push clothing manufacturers to do more
Company pushed to become less reliant on products high in sugar and saturated fats
Bank collapses in Switzerland and the US have made bondholders reconsider risks to their capital and yield expectations. But the UK gilt market is returning to normal after political upheavals and green bonds are being held to higher standards
European Union aims to define what counts as sustainable debt finance and bring in independent reviewers
Plus, the new stream of funds chasing water investments
Stricter rules are welcome but let’s not go too far in cutting choice
Also in today’s newsletter, in first interview as chief executive Mars boss warns companies against fleeing ESG issues
Champion of low-cost trackers warns against expecting superior returns from ESG funds and alternative strategies
For more and more investors, financial returns are not enough. This report looks at funds that put social pay-offs first — from greener energy in Nigeria to new jobs in the UK. Plus: pharma’s funding gap, biodiversity credits, and faith-based finance
Despite some signs of stress, the industry is confident that borrowers have the resilience to cope
Shunning harmful industries is good. Tackling poverty and injustice is even better
Markets are responding to rising concern about the effects of ecosystem loss
Forget ‘one size fits all’. The best funding appeals are tailored to their audience
The sector is attracting big inflows — but with them come fiercer competition and closer regulatory scrutiny
Some of the world’s biggest health challenges do not lend themselves to conventional investment
Partnerships between investors and locals deliver both social and financial returns
New mechanisms will make it easier for green energy projects to tap local investors
Moves at state level are hindering efforts to blacklist institutions accused of disadvantaging oil and gas companies
Issuance of debt that aims to hold companies to climate pledges has fallen amid ‘greenwashing’ concerns
Ron O’Hanley calls incorporating climate into corporate governance ‘a matter of value, not values’
Lenders are promising to limit their fossil fuel lending and focus on green financing — if we can trust them
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