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Best performing funds of 2019: Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity
18 February 2020Tesla has helped turbocharge the fund's returns, writes Peter Cripps
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BlackRock to expand on ESG in exchange traded funds
17 February 2020BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, said iShares, its provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), will expand its range of funds with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus and tighten screening of its existing ESG ETFs.
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ESG corporate euro bonds outperform, but US still lags, says Amundi
14 February 2020Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) when investing in euro-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds drives outperformance, a study has shown.
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Refinitiv 'to launch fund sustainability scores by the end of H1'
11 February 2020Refinitiv aims to launch its fund sustainability scoring system by the end of the first half of this year, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Eurex launches ESG futures contract for US equities
10 February 2020European derivatives exchange Eurex has launched the Eurex STOXX USA 500 ESG-X Futures contract, the first exchange-listed derivative covering the US market that excludes thermal coal extraction and coal-fired power plants.
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Biodiversity, shipping among Sustainalytics' impact trends for 2020
03 February 2020Sustainalytics has identified biodiversity and 'cleaner shipping' among 10 investment themes for 2020 it says look best placed to contribute positively to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and potentially create impact in addition to financial returns.
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Fitch Ratings: Investors' ESG focus increases corporate finance risk
30 January 2020Investors' growing adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) could gradually increase funding costs for some companies, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Stock market analysis shows 'flatlining' company disclosure rates
27 January 2020The number of companies disclosing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data has failed to increase, according to a report by Aviva and Canadian research company Corporate Knights.
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World Bank working on sovereign ESG engagement guide
27 January 2020The World Bank's treasury plans to publish a guide that will include information on how investors can engage more effectively with issuers of sovereign debt.
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Future of Sustainable Data Alliance launched in Davos
22 January 2020A Future of Sustainable Data Alliance has been announced at the World Economic Forum event in Davos