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UK standards setter publishes sustainable finance guide
22 January 2020The UK's national standards body has published draft recommendations for integrating sustainability considerations into investment management.
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Macquarie: Nine in ten real asset investors to increase sustainability focus
20 January 2020More than 90% of real asset investors expect to increase their focus on sustainability over the next five years, according to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA).
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BlackRock weighs in on Taxonomy debate
20 January 2020The world's largest asset manager has said definitions of sustainability must move beyond the "binary" approach of the EU Taxonomy, as it pressed policymakers to promote convergence of sustainability standards.
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UAE eyes its own sustainability taxonomy
17 January 2020The regulatory authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have published national Guiding Principles on Sustainable Finance, which include basic information on a proposed sustainability taxonomy for the country.
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Technology holds key to impact reporting, UK Impact Investing Institute says
16 January 2020The UK Impact Investing Institute has invited technology companies and data providers to drive the convergence of approaches to measuring and reporting impact, in its first report since it launched.
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WEF's global risk ranking dominated by environmental concerns
15 January 2020This year's Global Risks Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has for the first time identified environmental and climate change-related concerns as all of the top five most likely risks.
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Rathbone Greenbank identifies biodiversity as key theme for 2020
14 January 2020Rathbone Greenbank Investments has identified biodiversity, climate change and regulation as the top three environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes for 2020
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Solactive launches indexes linked to 'megatrends'
14 January 2020German index provider Solactive has released the Future Trends Index Series, based on economic factors defined as 'megatrends'.
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NextEnergy Capital reaches $280m at second close of solar fund
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S&P Global completes RobecoSAM ratings unit acquisition
13 January 2020S&P Global has completed its acquisition of the environmental, social and governance ratings unit from RobecoSAM for an undisclosed sum.