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ESG data providers taking impact data seriously - ISS ESG
02 June 2020Specialist sustainability data providers including ISS ESG are aware of the "enormous demand" for products that focus on assessing positive and negative impact of investments, according to the company.
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Less than half of green bond funds are ESG leaders, says MSCI
01 June 2020Less than half of green bond funds were ranked as leaders in terms of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials, according to MSCI ESG Fund Ratings.
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Largest private pension scheme in UK announces first divestments
01 June 2020The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has announced it will not invest in tobacco, coal, and controversial weaponry firms under its exclusions policy, though campaigners are pressing for the £68 billion ($84 billion) fund to divest from other fossil fuel firms.
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Glennmont fully divests from Clean Energy Fund 1
01 June 2020Glennmont Partners has completed the sale of its Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant to Greencoat Capital, divesting the last remaining asset of its €437 million ($485 million) Clean Energy Fund I.
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Economic rebound will be 'final test' for ESG funds, says Candriam
28 May 2020After delivering relative outperformance before and during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, the "final test" for environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds will be how they perform during the ongoing rebound, says Candriam.
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Energy storage and agriculture are most attractive Q2 climate plays - HSBC
27 May 2020Energy storage technologies that support the deployment of renewable energy currently offer the most attractive investment opportunities within the climate change theme, according to HSBC analysts.
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Cicero's equity assessment service combats 'imperfect' ESG ratings
27 May 2020Cicero Shades of Green said its recently-launched equity assessment service looks to address "imperfect" ESG ratings of climate risk, as well as departing from the use of proceeds model typically used in the green bond market.
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ESG reporting key to ride 'wave' of social housing investment
27 May 2020M&G and Insight Investment are among organisations that have drawn up draft criteria for social housing sustainability reporting, as they suggest "we are at the early stages of what may be a wave of equity investment in affordable housing".
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ACPR: Banks need to incorporate climate into risk management framework
26 May 2020The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) has published a guide to good practices in governance and climate risk management for the banking industry.
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Where is the G in ESG?
25 May 2020Michael Morosi, global equity manager at Mapfre, unwraps the concept of good governance and how his fund makes investment decisions accordingly. Interview by Vincent Huck