With more than €370 billion invested across all sectors, CNP Assurances is a major player in financing the real economy. In accordance with the new requirements of Article 29 of France's Climate Energy Law, CNP Assurances is today publishing its responsible investment report, including new information on climate and biodiversity.

According to Sabine Castellan Poquet, Investment Director Macif - Aema group, interest rise increase, a consequence of this resurgence of inflation, is rather positive for life insurers who are structural bond investors.

CNP Assurances and Meridiam join forces to launch the unit-linked vehicle CNP Infrastructures Durables. Reserved exclusively for CNP Patrimoine's distributor partners, it offers individuals access to a portfolio of mature, sustainable and ecological infrastructures characterised by resilient and longterm returns.

Islamic Finance is set to drive a growing focus on ESG and sustainability in the wider Halal economy, new research* with leading Islamic Finance professionals working across a wide range of sectors shows (please see the attached press release).

Investors have been increasingly considering aligning investment decisions with ESG values. In 2021, this focus increased as the entire world watched heads of states' debates on effective actions against climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.