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    European Social Bond Market Hits €464 Billion

    2023-05-16

    Funds Europe: The European social bonds market has hit €464 billion in size as investors demonstrate an increased appetite for the ‘S’ in ESG, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).

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    Only 20% of Funds Comply with Esma Proposal

    2023-05-15

    Funds Europe: Clarity AI has reported 80% of Article 8 funds would fail to comply with the European Securities and Markets Authority‘s (Esma) proposed fund labelling regulation.

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    FCA Should Not ‘Impose Regulatory Guardrails’ on Sustainability Too Soon

    2023-05-12

    ESG Clarity: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should not expect all financial services firms to embed sustainability-related considerations in their business objectives and strategies, industry respondents to the UK regulator’s latest sustainability discussion paper have said.

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    IEEP Critical of Biodiversity Offsetting in EU Sustainable Finance

    2023-05-09

    Funds Europe: The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), a "green think tank", has raised concerns over the EU’s classification system for sustainable finance, saying policymakers were trying to "sneak in" biodiversity offsetting.

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    EU Rule Confusion Sends 'Sustainable' Fund Flows To Record Low

    2023-05-04

    Yahoo Finance: The flow of new money into European funds marketed as very sustainable slowed to a record low in the first three months of 2023, as regulatory confusion prompted asset managers to be more cautious about their claims, Morningstar said.

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    EU Carbon Market Reforms Will ‘Stop Investor Reliance on Voluntary Frameworks’

    2023-05-02

    ESG Clarity: Reforms to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) have been welcomed by industry commentators as signalling a step towards “the type of carbon economy that we need in order to address the systemic issues of climate change”.

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    Europe Leads On Global Green Finance Index

    2023-04-24

    Funds Europe: European cities have continued to dominate the lead in an index of the world’s greenest financial centres, according to new research from think tank Z/Yen Group. 

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    ESG in UK May Falter Without Simpler Rules, Say Lawmakers

    2023-04-24

    BNN Bloomberg: The UK should pursue a national ESG strategy to simplify rules and reduce the risk of greenwashing, according to a group of lawmakers.

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    Amundi Launches Suite of Net Zero Funds

    2023-04-18

    Funds Europe: Amundi has launched a range of net zero ambition strategies to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. Europe’s largest asset manager released a suite of seven actively and passively managed funds across all asset classes. 

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    Environmental Groups Sue EU For Labelling Gas and Nuclear as 'Green' Investments

    2023-04-18

    Euronews: Greenpeace and other campaign groups are set to take the European Commission to court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn European Union rules that class nuclear energy and natural gas as climate-friendly investments.

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