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20% of Hong Kong companies sustainability compliant
11 July 2019Only 20% of Hong Kong's largest companies have good compliance with international sustainability guidelines, according to Standard Ethics.
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NatWest creates new ESG framework
10 July 2019NatWest Markets (NWM) has established a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework to facilitate investments from corporate and institutional investors into a high ESG portfolio.
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Leading ESG funds not focusing investment in top-rated companies
10 July 2019The funds with the best ratings on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors do not tend to focus their investments in companies with the highest ESG ratings, MSCI research has found.
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EU taxonomy eligibility criteria ‘extremely stringent’, says Natixis
10 July 2019‘Transition activities’ included in the EU’s sustainability taxonomy have been described by French bank Natixis CIB as “extremely stringent”, in a report designed to assess the taxonomy’s usability.
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Australia's regulator talks TCFD
10 July 2019Geoff Summerhayes of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) tells Elena K. Johansson how it will deal with climate risk and integrate the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines.
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Tobam to reduce carbon footprint in fixed income portfolios
09 July 2019French asset manager Tobam aims to reduce the carbon footprint of its fixed income portfolios, to at least 20% below that of their reference benchmarks.
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HSBC launches green loan range for SMEs in UK
08 July 2019HSBC has launched a range of green loans for British small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), shortly after the UK launched its green finance strategy.
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ESG data files: part two - non-reported data
05 July 2019What are the uses of, and potential, for non-reported or alternative data sources, asks Peter Cripps
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France raises pressure on financial sector to deliver climate commitments
05 July 2019French financial regulators are stepping up pressure on the bulk of French domestic banks, insurers and asset managers to follow through on their climate commitments.
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LGIM launches water ETF
04 July 2019Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a water-themed exchange-traded fund (ETF), as it seeks to tap investor demand for thematic funds and low-cost investments.