Study suggests high-emitting companies are treated as riskier borrowers
Adoption of a new reporting baseline will benefit boards and investors alike
Also in today’s newsletter, US nuclear energy sector primed for a political boost
Chief Gary Nagle is accused of using shift in investor attitudes on ESG as smokescreen for dropping plans to ditch coal business
Announcement by chancellor Rachel Reeves comes amid global drive to increase transparency of sector
Protection against currency swings is expensive for investors in emerging markets
Environment minister Marina Silva says alleged criminal schemes in Amazon could harm reputation of credits
New initiative is welcome, but green investment in emerging markets needs to reach far greater scale
Colombia’s pioneering initiative aims to protect the environment as the country moves from conflict to peace
Climate start-ups have struggled to raise finance to prove their systems at scale
Calpers and New York State Common Retirement Fund push firms for stronger labour protections
Criticism from asset managers is increasingly leading big employers to walk back diversity and environmental measures
Masdar CFO says the renewable energy company will be a boon to developing economies
Asset managers no longer boast about environmental, social and governance credentials
Development finance chief says Middle Eastern and Chinese groups are filling the gap
Also in today’s newsletter, the brewing tensions over a new EU green trade proposal
Only two climate-related proposals received majority support this year, and no diversity initiative cleared 50%
Case is part of a flurry of lawsuits over socially conscious investment decisions
World’s biggest asset manager attempts to balance the demands of European and US clients on decarbonisation
Biden climate adviser John Podesta sits down with Moral Money to explain the administration’s shift in thinking
The $10.5tn money manager emphasises investor choice after a backlash to its advocacy for sustainable investing
Renewed optimism despite outflows from greener funds
UK asset manager’s decision underlines fierce debate on cutting carbon emissions
Also in today’s newsletter, how attitudes on transition finance in private markets are evolving
Each of the Irish-domiciled Ucits funds will have a different geographic focus