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Equinor bows to investor pressure of Climate Action 100+
25 April 2019Equinor has become the latest oil and gas company to bow to investor pressure to strengthen its climate targets.
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UBS's Baldinger: Don't over-regulate sustainable investments, the market is already on steroids
25 April 2019UBS Asset Management's head of sustainable and impact investing has cautioned against regulating the market in the near future, calling the EU's work to develop a taxonomy of sustainable investment "worrying".
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Hannon Armstrong says its first ESG report aligns with TCFD
24 April 2019Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has released its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, which it claims aligns with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Sustainable and impact forestry funds expect 8% returns, says GIIN
24 April 2019Expected annualised returns from sustainable and impact forestry funds range from 7% to 18%, with a median of 8%, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
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MetLife boosts responsible investments
24 April 2019MetLife, one of the world's largest insurance groups, increased its responsible investment portfolio by about $2 billion during 2018 to more than $52 billion, representing more than 8% of total assets under management.
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ESG initiatives by exchanges on the up, survey says
24 April 2019Nearly all exchanges (90%) have some form of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiative, an increase on 2017's 88%, according to the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
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'Varying understanding' of SDGs across the globe, says Hermes
23 April 2019The need to be more socially conscious is on the rise across the globe, but driving forces vary between countries, according to Hermes Investment Management.
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Pimco claims success in push for more SDG bonds
23 April 2019Investment giant Pimco is claiming success in its campaign to encourage more issuance of bonds linked to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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FMO increases 2019 impact investments target
23 April 2019Dutch development bank FMO has revealed plans to increase its impact investments in emerging markets in 2019, to €2.9 billion ($3.3 billion).
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BMO GAM's SDG fund on the power of engagement
22 April 2019Jamie Jenkins of BMO Global Asset Management (GAM) speaks to Elena K. Johansson about how its fund creates value by talking with companies about making their businesses more sustainable.