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11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance

GreenBiz

Finance professionals make up a fraction of the global population but are positioned to make and incentivize decisions that can shape the trajectory of the global economy," observed Ogechukwu Anyene, energy consulting manager at PowerAdvocate, who was part of the Emerging Leaders cohort at GreenBiz Group’s inaugural GreenFin event.

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Guest Post – Investing in Resilience: The Insurance Industry’s Role in the Net-Zero Transition

ESG Today

We must look to the future by enabling an economy-wide transition to net-zero; and focus on the present by helping society to adapt and become more resilient to climate risks. The insurance industry manages trillions of dollars in assets globally. In response, we believe that collective efforts need to look in two directions.

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This Week’s Fund News: Invesco Rebadges UK Companies Fund as Sustainable

Chris Hall

Benchmarked against the iBoxx Global Green, Social, Sustainability index, it will be assessed at the issuer level for both ESG-labelled debt, including sustainable bonds, and non-labelled debt. The fight against climate change has driven strong growth momentum in the global green bond market.

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This Week’s Fund News: Mediolanum Picks KBI, Pictet for Circular Fund

Chris Hall

Invesco has launched its Invesco Environmental Climate Opportunities (ECO) Bond Fund , which offers UK investors income and growth while supporting the transition to a low-carbon global economy. The fund has already invested around £1.3

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Janet Yellen on financing a sustainable future

GreenBiz

Our goal is to take this 'whole-of-government' approach and turn it into a 'whole-of-economy' approach. Delivering those contributions will require bold and urgent action — nothing less than transforming important sectors of the global economy, especially when it comes to how we generate power and move people and goods.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

"We have an opportunity to extend the recent response of regulators, businesses and investors on climate change to nature; both are interrelated and both pose a systemic risk to the global economy.". Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments. LinkedIn | Twitter. Essentially, to push reset. . The brands know it has to.".

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COP29 takeaways: a turning point for climate finance, but falls short on fossil fuels

We Mean Business Coalition

Companies poised to act early will find themselves at the forefront of the growth markets in the global economy. Tools like green bonds, concessional finance, and public-private partnerships can unlock large-scale private capital for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and grid modernization projects.