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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Bondholders Begin to Flex Their Muscles

Chris Hall

The fixed income market totals around US$130 trillion in outstanding debt, compared to US$42 trillion in global equities, suggesting that climate-focused stewardship from fixed income investors could massively contribute to the global net zero transition. . Divestment is typically a last resort. .

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This Week’s Fund News: HSBC AM Launches Sustainable Bond for EMs

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including HSBC AM, RLAM, LOIM, Algebris Investments and TLEI. . HSBC Asset Management has launched the HGIF Global Emerging Markets Corporate Sustainable Bond fund.

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How Finance can help stop climate change: Green bonds

Edouard Stenger

As more and more institutions and people are divesting from fossil fuels globally, climate responsible finance is booming. Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of green bonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. But what are they? Credit quality of the issuer.

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The Future of Climate Investing

3BL Media

Climate risk and resilience are largely modeled by insurance companies, looking at how a company’s assets may be affected by rising sea levels, extreme heat, increasing natural disasters and other future climate events as climate change worsens.

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The ESG Interview: Pension Funds not Waiting for Perfect Data

Chris Hall

British businesses with over 500 employees and £500 million in turnover join pension funds with £5 billion or more in assets – and asset managers and insurers with a premium listing – in producing an annual report that explains how they are managing the risks and opportunities presented by climate change.