ESG News: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved a historic $1.225 billion in funding at its 42nd meeting, marking the largest amount ever allocated during a single session.
ESG Today: UBS announced that the SDG Outcomes Fund, developed by its philanthropy-focused platform UBS Optimus Foundation and impact specialist Bridges Outcomes Partnerships (BOP) has raised $100 million in commitments at its final close, reaching the initial fundraising target for the blended finance fund.
City AM: In May 2022, HSBC’s head of responsible investing, Stuart Kirk, took to the stage at a City conference and did something extraordinary; he criticised the financial services industry’s obsession with climate change.
ESG Today: Insurance and investment group Allianz’s commercial insurance unit, Allianz Commercial, announced the launch of Climate Adaptation & Resilience Services (CAReS), a new platform aimed at enabling companies to identify and mitigate climate risk exposures facing their businesses.
Portfolio Adviser: The Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Green and Social Bond Active UCITS ETF invests mainly in fixed income across corporate and sovereign issuers in emerging markets, where issuers intend to allocate the proceeds for green or social contributions.
ESG Dive: The world’s largest banks increased fossil fuel financing by $162.5 billion year-over-year in 2024, reversing course on decreasing investments in the sector — a trend they followed for the past two consecutive years — according to the latest Banking on Climate Chaos report just released.
Yahoo Finance: According to a new comprehensive report from The Insight Partners, the global investor ESG software market is observing significant growth owing to the focus on innovation in ESG software and integration with generative AI.
Funds Europe: The future of ESG is not about labels but about outcomes. That’s the key message from Christophe Girondel, deputy CEO of Nordic asset manager Nordea Asset Management, who says that despite growing media skepticism around ESG, demand from institutional clients remains strong and focused on long-term impact.
Investing.com: TPG Rise Climate, the climate investing platform of global alternative asset management firm TPG Inc, is set to acquire a majority stake in Aurora Energy Research.
ESG Today: A public-private coalition of major financial institutions and governments has revealed its plans to launch a dedicated company aimed at accelerating private investment in sustainable development projects across emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs).
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