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    Global Banks, Investors Fund $9 Trillion in Deforestation-Risk Companies: Forest 500 Report

    2025-08-15

    ESG News: A new Forest 500 report by nonprofit Global Canopy reveals that in 2024, the 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to deforestation risk collectively financed US$8.9 trillion to companies in the so-called “deforestation economy.” 

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    Leading Real Estate Investment Managers Fall Short on Climate Commitments as Global Heating Intensifies

    2025-08-13

    ShareAction: New research by ShareAction, the organisation campaigning for responsible investment, shows several of the world’s largest real estate investment managers are failing to take even basic steps to tackle climate change, leaving investors exposed to financial risks and critical emissions unchecked in a key sector for the transition to net zero.

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    Nuveen Raises $1.3 Billion for New Power Generation and Sustainable Infrastructure Credit Fund

    2025-08-13

    ESG Today: Investment manager Nuveen announced that it has raised $1.3 billion in capital commitments at the first close of Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), reaching more than half of its $2.5 billion target for the infrastructure-focused private credit strategy.

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    Only 38% of Employees Believe Companies are Doing Enough on Climate Change, Sustainability: Deloitte Survey

    2025-08-12

    ESG Today: The proportion of employees who believe that their employers are doing enough to address climate change and sustainability has dropped to around 38% over the past few years.

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    UBS Quits Net-Zero Banking Alliance, Joins Global Exodus

    2025-08-07

    Yahoo Finance: UBS was a founding member of the NZBA in 2021. The financial institution said it joined at a time when banks were working to cultivate decarbonization frameworks for financed emissions.

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    AXA IM Green Bond Fund Approved for Impact SDR Label

    2025-07-31

    Portfolio Adviser: AXA Investment Managers has adopted the Sustainability Impact label for its Green Short Duration Bond fund. Under the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework, the fund has been approved for the impact label, the sixth fund in AXA’s range to do so.

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    Impact Investing in Private Markets Is On The Rise But Beware ‘Impact-Washing’

    2025-07-29

    Funds Europe: The universe of Impact Private Debt has expanded considerably in recent years, driven by rising demand from institutional investors seeking to align capital with environmental and social objectives. 

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    Deutsche Bank Reports Strongest Sustainable Finance Quarter Since 2021

    2025-07-25

    ESG Today: Deutsche Bank recorded its strongest sustainable finance quarter in four years in Q2 2025, according to the bank’s quarterly results, which included more than €28 billion (USD$33 billion) in sustainable finance and investment volumes, the highest in any quarter since 2021.

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    Latest ESG Fund Flows Are In, Not Out

    2025-07-24

    Funds Europe: Data from Morningstar for Q2 2025 point to a reversal of investor attitudes towards ESG funds, with $4.9bn of net inflows measured globally versus the redemptions of $11.8bn seen in Q1.

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    SBTi Launches Net-Zero Standard for Financial Institutions to Align Global Portfolios with 2050 Climate Goals

    2025-07-22

    ESG News: The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has officially launched its Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard, marking a major milestone in sustainable finance. For the first time, banks, asset managers, private equity firms, and insurers can set science-based targets aligned with net-zero across their financial portfolios.

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