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Stricter rules are welcome but let’s not go too far in cutting choice
Also in today’s newsletter, in first interview as chief executive Mars boss warns companies against fleeing ESG issues
Champion of low-cost trackers warns against expecting superior returns from ESG funds and alternative strategies
For more and more investors, financial returns are not enough. This report looks at funds that put social pay-offs first — from greener energy in Nigeria to new jobs in the UK. Plus: pharma’s funding gap, biodiversity credits, and faith-based finance
Despite some signs of stress, the industry is confident that borrowers have the resilience to cope
Shunning harmful industries is good. Tackling poverty and injustice is even better
Markets are responding to rising concern about the effects of ecosystem loss
Forget ‘one size fits all’. The best funding appeals are tailored to their audience
The sector is attracting big inflows — but with them come fiercer competition and closer regulatory scrutiny
Some of the world’s biggest health challenges do not lend themselves to conventional investment
Partnerships between investors and locals deliver both social and financial returns
New mechanisms will make it easier for green energy projects to tap local investors
Moves at state level are hindering efforts to blacklist institutions accused of disadvantaging oil and gas companies
Issuance of debt that aims to hold companies to climate pledges has fallen amid ‘greenwashing’ concerns
Ron O’Hanley calls incorporating climate into corporate governance ‘a matter of value, not values’
Lenders are promising to limit their fossil fuel lending and focus on green financing — if we can trust them
Plus, a legal test case for the sustainability-linked bond sector
To succeed in the coming downturn, companies should adopt a strategy of investment as well as deleveraging
Plus, the key threats bothering global chief executives
Students should accept that the way in which their career aligns with their values may well be a process of evolution
Teaching sustainable capitalism gives emerging leaders the guidance they need to improve the world
Investors including LGIM and HSBC seek more disclosure from mining group as coal division booms
Multiple headwinds have taken some of the shine off investing sustainably, but demand is still growing
ABB chief warns regulatory burdens threaten region’s growth while US climate incentives lure investment
Financial risks and opportunities in placing an economic value on plants and animals draw money managers
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