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Weekly ESG News from the financial services and insurance industry.

Franklin Templeton launched Art. 8 EM ETF, JP Morgan Asset Management launched Green Social Sustainable bond fund, TD Asset Management launched North American Sustainability Bond Fund, Expected $3.6 bn return cut due to anti-ESG bill in Kansas, U.S. Department of Energy provides $6bn in funding for decarbonization projects, EY and IBM announce global collaboration, EY appoints Michelle Davies to newly created role, Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment appoints CEO, UBS publishes Sustainability Report 2022, Bank of America (BofA) publishes information on sustainability
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ESG News 10/2023 (06.03. – 12.03.)

  • March 12, 2023
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches new GSCI Climate Aware Index, Mapfre acquires majority stake in La Financière Responsable (LFR), AXA IM Alts announced two new investments, European Parliament and Council reached provisional agreement on European Green Bonds (EuGB), Novata raises $30mn during Series B funding round, Persefoni appoints Chief Sustainability Officer, Impact Investing Institute appoints new Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank announced additional measures to reinforce its net zero commitments, Citi introduces emission targets for additional industries for 2030
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ESG News 09/2023 (27.02. – 05.03.)

  • March 6, 2023
Allianz Global Investors (AGI) insists on link of exec pay to ESG KPIs, Environmental groups sue BNP Paribas over fossil-fuel lending, Blackstone Infrastructure managed IRG Acquisition Holdings to buy renewables portfolio, Republicans ask Congress to block ESG rule for retirement plans, SEC´s climate disclosure rule under scrutiny by Republicans, Morningstar introduces Global Sustainable Activities Involvement Indexes, CBRE Group appoints Robert Bernard as Chief Sustainability Officer
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ESG News 08/2023 (20.02. – 26.02.)

  • February 26, 2023
Deutsche Bank and WWF signed a new agreement to advance sustainable finance, AXA Investment Management links compensation to ESG ambitions, World Bank issues a $50m emission reduction-linked bond to support water access in Vietnam, Barclays scales down oil sands financing, Robeco will manage multi-asset climate solution fund for Phoenix Group, EU Commission defines rules for Renewable Hydrogen, French Regulator AMF calls for stricter standards, UK´s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) announces release of new guidance, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launches consultation on Green and Transition Taxonomy, Jacobs issues $500m sustainability-linked bond
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ESG News 07/2023 (13.02. – 19.02.)

  • February 20, 2023
BBVA closes EUR40m of sustainable financing with Matrix Renewables, Dubai Islamic Bank raised USD $1 billion with sustainable sukuk, Planet First Partners raises $450m for growth stage company investments, Planet A Ventures raises EUR 160m for European climate fund, Bank of America (BofA) offers financing for residential electric vehicle (EV) chargers, Goldman Sachs Asset Management launches Verdalia Bioenergy to invest $1bn into biomethane sector, World Bank and Nepal launch $100m water sector governance and infrastructure project, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) makes ESG investing a key priority, MSCI ESG Research launched a new tool for to analyze sustainability strategy against peers, Paul Bodnar will join Jeff Bezos‘ $10bn Earth Fund, Robbie Sommerville joins Standard Chartered Bank, Nordea Bank will link variable executive compensation to sustainability performance, Aviva Investors urges portfolio companies to publish climate transition plans in 2023, World Bank issued a Sustainable Development Bond in the amount of CNH 340m, Kenya proposes new bank to fund only green projects, Comcast issued $1bn Green Bond to fund clean energy infrastructure projects
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ESG News 06/2023 (06.02. – 12.02.)

  • February 12, 2023
J.P. Morgan Asset Management buys timberland, Morgan Stanley IM launches new ETF platform, Crédit Agricole Assurances buys renewable portfolio from TotalEnergies, Northern Trust Asset Management (NTASM) launches natural capital Paris-aligned strategy, European Central Bank (ECB) will buy corporate green bonds, Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will monitor ESG reporting requirements in company audits closely, US Congress group launches Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus (CSIC), Willis Towers Watson (WTW) introduces analytics platform “ESG Clarified”, Arabesque AI appoints Minio Paluello as CEO, Sienna Investment Managers appoints Alix Faure as Head of ESG, AE Industrial Partners (AEI) appoints Jennifer Essigs as Head of ESG, UniCredit announced targets for the financed emissions of loans
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ESG News 05/2023 (30.01. – 05.02.)

  • February 5, 2023
responsAbility closes $274 million Sustainable Food fund, SUSI Partners closes its third credit fund, DWS will expand its ETF offering in Europe with three new thematic equity products, BNY Mellon Investment Management launches EM Debt Impact Fund, Changes to the BASEL III framework adopted by the European Parliament (EP), PRI updated 2023 Reporting Framework, European Central Bank (ECB) publishes new climate-related indicators, Broadridge launches new tool to compare ESG performance against peers, Christine Chow will join Credit Suisse Asset Management as Head of Active Ownership, Guillaume Mascotto appointed Head of Sustainable Finance of U.S. Bank
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ESG News 04/2023 (23.01. – 29.01.)

  • January 31, 2023
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ESG News 03/2023 (16.01. – 22.01.)

  • January 22, 2023
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ESG News 02/2023 (09.01. – 15.01.)

  • January 16, 2023
Hong Kong and Ireland issued Sovereign Green BondsHong Kong's government has raised $5.8 billion in dollar, euro and offshore yuan green bonds last week. Maturities ranged from 3-years to 30-years. Around the same time, Ireland raised 3.5 billion euros ($4 billion) from a 20-year green bond. The bond sale covers already a significant part of debt to be raised by Ireland this year (between EUR 7 billion and EUR 11
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ESG News 01/2023 (26.12. – 08.01.)

  • January 9, 2023