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EXCLUSIVE: EU's TEG broadens taxonomy to include 'transition' activities
31 May 2019The EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has broadened the scope of its taxonomy to include activities that help transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, in a move that opens the door to some fossil fuels and internal combustion engines, Environmental Finance has learned.
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STOXX expands its range of ESG-X Indexes
30 May 2019STOXX has expanded its range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed indexes.
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Reaping an Earth Dividend
30 May 2019Earth Capital Partners has been tracking down investments that have a positive impact on the planet for more than a decade. Its CIO Gordon Power talks to Elena K. Johansson
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LGIM expands range of ESG funds
29 May 2019Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has added two sustainable investment funds to its £3.2 billion ($4.1bn) Multi-Index range.
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Standardise Sharia approach to ESG, says S&P
29 May 2019A standardised approach to Sharia interpretation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be developed that can boost existing growth opportunities for green sukuk, rating agency S&P has said.
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Solactive invests in European advisory firm Minerva
28 May 2019German index provider Solactive has made an equity investment in proxy voting and investment advisory firm Minerva.
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Japanese firms inaugurate TCFD consortium
28 May 2019A consortium of companies has been formed in Japan to help implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Straight exclusion funds should not be labelled sustainable, argues Robeco
28 May 2019Funds that look to improve their sustainability credentials merely by excluding companies from investment “should be a thing of the past”, according to Robeco.
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BNP Paribas Asset Management includes Asia in tightened climate voting guidelines
22 May 2019BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP Paribas AM) has strengthened its climate voting guidelines and will also begin to apply them to Asia-based companies from 2020.
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BP climate change resolution passes with 99% support
22 May 2019A shareholder resolution calling on BP to prepare a business strategy consistent with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change secured 99.14% of votes at the oil giant's annual general meeting.