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Californian insurers' $521bn in fossil fuel assets revealed
24 January 2017Insurers operating in California have $521bn invested in fossil fuel-related securities, according to the state's insurance commissioner Dave Jones.
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Pimco launches global ESG investment platform
19 January 2017Asset manager Pimco has launched a dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) global investment platform, offering a range of fixed-income solutions to investors.
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SDGs could create $12 trillion of additional value, say business chiefs
17 January 2017Aligning business models with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could yield economic opportunities worth $12 trillion a year by 2030, according to an international group of CEOs and civil society leaders.
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GRI teams up with IIRC on integrated reporting
16 January 2017The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have teamed-up, in a move designed to harmonise their sustainable reporting models.
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MSCI lists 6 key ESG trends for 2017
16 January 2017Index provider MSCI has identified six key environmental social and governance (ESG) trends that investors should watch out for in 2017.
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NN IP mulls ESG scoring for infrastructure investments
13 January 2017NN Investment Partners (IP) is considering scoring its infrastructure investments on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials.
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Environmental concerns dominate WEF's risk report
11 January 2017Environmental concerns are "more prominent than ever" in the annual catalogue of risks threatening the world, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Green bonds round-up
04 January 2017Chinese property company Modern Land has issued a $150 million tap of its inaugural green bond.
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Pension fund licenses two ESG indexes
04 January 2017Two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes have been licensed to a pension fund.
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Comment: The Paris Agreement should not be Trumped
01 January 2017After the celebrations sparked by the Paris Agreement in 2015, followed by its earlier-than- expected ratification, Donald Trump has delivered a shock to the system, says Peter Cripps.