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Principles for Responsible Banking sets sights on 100 signatories
26 July 2019The final official Principles for Responsible Banking have been published, with the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) eyeing 100 signatories to the initiative by September.
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Truvalue integrates final SASB framework into ESG data reporting
25 July 2019US-based artificial intelligence (AI) driven data provider Truvalue Labs has grown its environmental, social and governance (ESG) data offerings to include the integration of the final codified Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) reporting framework.
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M&G launches ESG emerging markets bond fund
25 July 2019M&G Investments has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed fund that will invest in emerging market corporate bonds.
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ESG data files - part 3: ESG rating providers
25 July 2019As ESG ratings become embedded in mainstream investment decision making, they are attracting criticism. Is it justified, asks Peter Cripps.
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Moody's snaps up climate risk data firm
24 July 2019Credit rating agency Moody's has snapped up a majority stake in climate risk data firm Four Twenty Seven, as the wave of consolidation in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector gathers pace.
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'Sustainable development' to be part of all Lombard Odier products
24 July 2019Lombard Odier will factor 'sustainable development' into all of its products over the next two years.
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BNP signs £50m sustainability-linked loan for housing association
24 July 2019BNP Paribas has announced its fourth sustainability-linked loan of the year. The interest rate on the five-year £50 million ($62 million) revolving credit facility for UK housing association Optivo will be determined by the organisation's success in meeting certain social impact goals.
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Schroders unveils energy transition fund
23 July 2019Schroders has launched a fund it claims will help it tap into a $120 trillion energy transition investment opportunity.
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Global Commission on Adaptation urged to develop climate risk tools
22 July 2019The Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) has been urged to consider funding the development of climate data risk analysis tools for investors, in a report that says it could help solve one of the biggest barriers to investment in climate adaptation measures.
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Environmental Finance launches ESG data guide
22 July 2019Environmental Finance has launched its Guide to ESG data providers, detailing more than 100 products from the main ESG data companies from across the world.