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BlackRock: the year everything changed for sustainable ETFs
28 January 2022Record-breaking flows into sustainable ETFs in 2021 reflected significant tailwinds for the market, Manuela Sperandeo told Ahren Lester - but more is to come
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M&G acquires responsAbility to help target emerging market impact
27 January 2022M&G is set to acquire Switzerland-based impact specialist responsAbility in a deal the UK investment manager said would bolster its impact product offering in emerging markets.
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Costco emissions reduction shareholder proposal passed
26 January 2022A shareholder proposal calling on US retailer Costco to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets secured support from more than two-thirds of investors despite the board urging it to be rejected.
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Quintet launches fund that offsets carbon of its equities
26 January 2022Quintet Private Bank has launched a multi-asset, climate neutral fund, which it claims is the first of its kind and could be copied by others in the industry.
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Sustainable fund sells out of Tesla as valuation soars
26 January 2022A leading sustainability-focused fund revealed it has sold its stake in Tesla because of its soaring valuation.
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WHEB launches Rothschild-backed Environmental Impact Fund
19 January 2022WHEB Asset Management has launched a new fund with a dedicated focus on the environment, which has attracted seed investment from Rothschild & Co Wealth Management.
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BlackRock's Fink lauds decarbonisation 'phoenixes' over divestment
18 January 2022BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink rejected sectoral divestment as a means to deliver a net-zero transition in his annual letter to fellow bosses...
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Most large French companies 'still don't have enough women on boards'
17 January 2022A €5 trillion ($5.7 trillion) French investor initiative focused on improving corporate gender diversity hopes for "more tangible progress" in 2022...
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Citi, CommerzBank among climate tech firm backers
17 January 2022A climate technology firm has raised $19 million in funding from five investors, including the venture capital arms of Citi and CommerzBank.
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Simplifying the CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'laughable'
13 January 2022Criticism of the Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) being "too complicated" has been described as "laughable,"...