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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has agreed the 40 members tasked with designing the new Green Climate Fund – the institution planned to help mobilize long-term finance for climate change projects in developing countries. The so-called Transitional Committee, which will have its first meeting in Mexico City on April 28-29, will […]
New bonds “work stream” being formed
The Flexible Purpose Corp. is being pushed in the Senate
Impact investing is a hot topic, but could version 2.0 take us back to the future…
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
Eurosif, the European Sustainable Investment Forum, has highlighted the environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges facing the global infrastructure industry. Its new Infrastructure Report was compiled with research by Dexia Asset Management with a steering committee comprising CDC Climat, CM-CIC Asset Management and Threadneedle. Eumedion, the Dutch corporate governance forum, has responded to the German […]
Call to pension investors to step up to “Big Society”
Tokio Marine Asset Management and Governance for Owners are to launch a Japan engagement fund with the potential to grow to JPY100bn ($1.2bn, €891m). The TMAM-GO Japan Engagement Fund (JEF) will invest in underachieving quoted companies – using a “Japanese way of engagement” to improve long-term performance. It will invest in 10-30 small to mid-cap […]
RFK Center hires ex-Milken director, Betsy Ziedman, to lead the push into finance.