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BY Nimal Gunatilleke (First part of this article appeared yesterday) Sustainable finance refers to the process of taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria (developed by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment – PRI) into account, when making investment decisions in the financial sector. These in turn will lead to more long-term investments in […]

Multinational development banks that pledged to align their lending with the Paris Agreement pumping money into industrial animal agriculture.

Samara Cohen, BlackRock’s first CIO of its ETF and index book, talks to Investment Week’s Lauren Mason about her new role at the company.

The Work and Pensions Secretary delivered a speech to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s (PLSA’s) ESG Conference 2022 on managing climate risk.

The bank is spending twice as much on fossil fuels as it is on renewable energy

At least 23 countries have made new commitments today to phase out coal power, including five of the world’s top 20 coal power-using countries.

The European Investment Bank Group on Thursday launched its Paris Alignment for Counterparties framework.The announcement was made at the official UNFCCC COP26 side event on aligning financial chains with the Paris goals -- supporting the ...

Mark Gough, Chief Executive Officer of the Capitals Coalition, says Paris alignment is important, and for it to be successful, it must address climate, nature and people.

Pacific Scoop provides news and views from the Pacific and New Zealand

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has vowed to align its operations with the goals of the Paris Agreement as the Beijing-led lender raises its annual climate finance commitments. Currently, the China-led AIIB estimated its cumulative climate finance approvals to reach $50 billion b