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Energy company set to pay ‘largest ever step-up’ on sustainability-linked bonds
Think tank predicts that Italy’s Enel will miss its targets because of government policy
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Enel steps up: the world’s first SDG-linked bond
How an Italian energy company’s new bond marks a defining moment in the evolution of sustainable fixed-income markets.
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Sustainability-Linked Bonds: An Appealing Concept that Disappoints
Like Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds, Sustainability-Linked Bonds can serve as tools to boost their issuers’ sustainability credentials.
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Italian pension schemes with higher equity exposure outperform, says COVIP
Laborfonds, Fondaereo, and Fopen’s equity sub-funds recorded higher returns in 2023 than peers investing in other asset classes
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Fopen picks BNP, Schroders, UBS for equity and bond sub-funds investments
The scheme has started the process to define its new strategic asset allocation
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People moves: Railpen’s Caroline Escott joins Vote Reporting Group as co-chair
Plus: NextGen Pensions picks Escott’s replacement; Barnett Waddingham strengthens governance and secretariat team
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Agrivoltaics — The Future Of Agriculture?
A rising phenomenon in the renewable energy sector is the increasing adoption of agrivoltaic systems, also known as APV. These constitute the dual and mutually beneficial use of land for agricultural purposes and photovoltaic (PV) power generation.
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Largest Dutch schemes positive on SDG bond
Enel commits to paying additional 25bps if it fails to meet its target
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Cometa to vote for diversity and equal opportunities at AGMs
The Italian pension fund wants booard members from gender minorities to hold senior roles
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Italian pension funds pick Eurizon Capital for infrastructure investment
The asset manager will select infrastructure AIFs investing in companies involved in economic, social and renewable energy projects
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Carbon-based pay incentives falling short of investor demands, says report
There needs to be more ambition to implement carbon targets robustly and effectively, using the power of incentives to support the push for net zero
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Ice cube case study
As the global economy transitions towards net-zero carbon emissions, we believe that companies with the commercial need, financial resources and management strength to act on the risks and opportunities generated by decarbonisation will prosper.
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Sustainability-linked bonds: like Marmite for markets?
Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) have grown rapidly since 2019 but the market’s preferred method for punishing companies that miss sustainability targets is flawed, argues Mitch Reznick, Federated Hermes Head of Sustainable Fixed Income.
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Italian pension funds group commits €168m to infrastructure
The process to select an asset manager, conducted with the support of Prometeia Advisor Sim, will end in November
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Fixed income & credit – Sustainability-linked bonds
Sovereigns and other issuers are yet to embrace sustainability-linked bonds but issuance is growing
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Chile prices first sovereign sustainability-linked bond
Issuer sizes $2bn 20-year deal on the back of orders totalling some $8bn
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Cometa changes voting policy to engage on social aspects of listed companies
The fund has also imposed on asset managers a more challenging sustainability score, rewarding those demonstrating a rigorous approach to sustainable investing
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Ethos engagement pools force larger number of firms to set climate targets
The number of companies setting CO2 reduction emission targets rose to 77 from 58 a year earlier
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ESG investing depends on deep analysis
Capital Group investment analyst Frank Beaudry goes the extra mile to research a company’s approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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Investors welcome new corporate green debt structure
APG and MP Pension positive on Enel’s general purpose bond with higher coupon on offer if environmental targets missed