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Biodiversity, shipping among Sustainalytics' impact trends for 2020
03 February 2020Sustainalytics has identified biodiversity and 'cleaner shipping' among 10 investment themes for 2020 it says look best placed to contribute positively to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and potentially create impact in addition to financial returns.
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Stock market analysis shows 'flatlining' company disclosure rates
27 January 2020The number of companies disclosing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data has failed to increase, according to a report by Aviva and Canadian research company Corporate Knights.
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World Bank working on sovereign ESG engagement guide
27 January 2020The World Bank's treasury plans to publish a guide that will include information on how investors can engage more effectively with issuers of sovereign debt.
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Technology holds key to impact reporting, UK Impact Investing Institute says
16 January 2020The UK Impact Investing Institute has invited technology companies and data providers to drive the convergence of approaches to measuring and reporting impact, in its first report since it launched.
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MSCI warns real estate investors of 2020 'brown discount' risk
13 January 2020MSCI has warned investors in real estate that this year is likely to see increased risk of a hit to carbon-intensive assets, rather than a 'premium' for more environmentally sustainable assets.
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UK pension schemes 'worryingly weak' on climate risk
10 January 2020Efforts among UK investment managers to tackle climate risk are worryingly weak - with less than half (44%) systematically considering it at security level before investment, according to pensions advisory LCP.
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The ESG data files, part seven, continued: Real estate - Social and governance data
03 January 2020The market for data on the social impacts of investments in real estate is growing rapidly, writes Christopher Marchant
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ESG data files - part seven, continued: Real estate and resilience
02 January 2020Investors are striving to get a handle on physical climate risks, but the data is still under construction, writes Christopher Marchant
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ESG Data Files, part seven: Building data for real estate
18 December 2019A raft of standards and certification schemes can help real estate investors understand transition risks in their portfolio, writes Christopher Marchant
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The ESG data files, part six continued: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward
27 November 2019Data providers are stepping in to fill the disclosure gap. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report