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MSCI warns real estate investors of 2020 'brown discount' risk
13 January 2020MSCI has warned investors in real estate that this year is likely to see increased risk of a hit to carbon-intensive assets, rather than a 'premium' for more environmentally sustainable assets.
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UK pension schemes 'worryingly weak' on climate risk
10 January 2020Efforts among UK investment managers to tackle climate risk are worryingly weak - with less than half (44%) systematically considering it at security level before investment, according to pensions advisory LCP.
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Building sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets
10 January 2020The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is on a mission to lure the world's largest pools of wealth to invest in emerging market infrastructure, Stefen Shin tells Michael Hurley
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EcoVadis receives $200m investment from CVC Growth Partners
09 January 2020Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings agency EcoVadis has agreed a $200 million equity investment from CVC Growth Partners.
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SEC proposals on shareholder resolutions slammed by responsible investors
07 January 2020The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has come under fire from a group of responsible investors, who have said its proposed rules on environmental, social and governance (ESG) will hinder their work
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FTSE Russell expands sustainable investment analysis in China and Japan
06 January 2020Index and data provider FTSE Russell is to expand its Asia Pacific sustainable investment coverage to around 800 China A Share securities and 1,300 securities in Japan.
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The ESG data files, part seven, continued: Real estate - Social and governance data
03 January 2020The market for data on the social impacts of investments in real estate is growing rapidly, writes Christopher Marchant
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ESG data files - part seven, continued: Real estate and resilience
02 January 2020Investors are striving to get a handle on physical climate risks, but the data is still under construction, writes Christopher Marchant
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ESG financing: cheaper than conventional financing or too expensive to ignore?
31 December 2019Greater demand for sustainable investment products could lead to pricing advantage, argues Neil Caddy
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£40bn pension pool joins Just Transition collaborative engagement
27 December 2019Engagement on the social impacts of the transition to a low-carbon economy has been identified as a "rapidly-moving" area of focus by the £40 billion ($52 billion) Northern pool of UK pension schemes.