Capital Flows

Capital Flows
March 23, 2023

Companies lack confidence in ESG rating providers, says report

While demand for ESG data is on the rise, rating providers are facing...
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Larry Fink_BlackRock CEO
Capital Flows, Financials, Sector Focus
March 15, 2023

‘Not the role of BlackRock’ to engineer climate transition, Fink says

BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink says it is for governments, technology and...
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Credit Suisse logo, London
Capital Flows, Financials
March 15, 2023

Credit Suisse climate strategy ‘not fit for purpose’, ShareAction says

The campaigning group has called on Credit Suisse investors to vote against...
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Silicon Valley Bank logo on smartphone
Capital Flows, Energy, Sector Focus
March 13, 2023

SVB collapse: What now for clean tech financing?

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the start-up...
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Butterfly and flower
Capital Flows
March 13, 2023

Explainer: Is there a market for debt-for-climate swaps?

With a $125tn of investment required globally to meet the Paris Agreement...
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Ajay Banga, new president of the Wold Bank (Jason Alden/Bloomberg)
Capital Flows
March 9, 2023

Hopes that World Bank head will focus on climate change

Many have high hopes for presumptive World Bank head Ajay Banga, though...
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G20 India 2023, finance ministers
Capital Flows, Policy & Regulation
March 1, 2023

G20 finance ministers seek technical framework to finance SDGs

The global common framework would focus on nature-related data and reporting and consider social impact. At a meeting held in Bengaluru during India's G20 presidency, finance ministers and central bank...
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Coral reef fish, biodiversity
Capital Flows, Financials
February 28, 2023

World's largest asset managers have ‘serious gaps’ in ESG policies, says ShareAction

A global study has found that most large asset managers are failing to invest “in a way that will protect climate, biodiversity and people”. Two-thirds of the asset managers surveyed...
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Capital Flows, Energy
February 23, 2023

UK public pension schemes urge oil companies to make ‘quality’ climate pledges

A group of local government pension schemes will vote against the chairs of oil producers failing to meet climate benchmarks and banks’ sustainability committee chairs when falling short of transition...
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Capital Flows
February 16, 2023

Barclays tightens policy on oil sands and coal financing

The UK bank will stop financing oil sands exploration following years of pressure from activists and investors, but has no new oil and gas policy. Barclays has said that it...
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Capital Flows, Policy & Regulation
February 15, 2023

India revamps green bond rules as market takes off

With new definitions and new requirements on disclosure, India’s regulator is pulling the national green bond market into line with global standards. The Securities and Exchange Board of India, the...
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