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Schroders, Big Society Capital target £100m social impact IPO
23 November 2020Schroder Big Society Impact Trust aims to raise £100 million ($134 million) from an initial public offering (IPO) for a first-of-its-kind social impact investment trust it hopes will eventually grow to £500 million in size.
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Impact part of pension trustees' fiduciary duty, says coal pensions CIO
18 November 2020Managing a pensions investment portfolio in line with environmental and social impact considerations can be part of trustees' fiduciary duty, Michael Hurley reports
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Zurich Insurance moves to non-financial impact targets
17 November 2020Zurich Insurance Group has removed monetary targets from its impact strategy, as it passed a goal it previously set itself to invest $5 billion in impact instruments.
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KKR Global Impact invests in 'sustainable' packaging
16 November 2020KKR's impact investing strategy has invested in CMC Machinery, a manufacturer of packaging it says reduces consumption of materials compared with conventional practices.
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M&G launches climate-focused equity impact fund
16 November 2020M&G Investments has launched an equity fund that targets positive climate impact alongside financial returns.
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GIIN opens consultation on impact comparison methodology
13 November 2020The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has requested comments on its methodology for standardising and comparing the positive and negative impact of investments.
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Sustainalytics unveils impact measurement
13 November 2020Sustainalytics has launched a product it says enables investors to better measure the positive and negative environmental and social impact of their portfolios.
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Agence France Trésor: EU taxonomy a 'powerful tool' but challenges remain
12 November 2020ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference: The EU's taxonomy of sustainable activities is a "powerful tool" for impact reporting, but the data is not always there to enable reporting in alignment with it, attendees of Environmental Finance's virtual conference heard.
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Sustainable energy fund prepares £400m IPO
12 November 2020VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, a closed-ended investment company focused on making sustainable energy infrastructure investments, has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering of shares on the London Stock Exchange.
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J Safra Sarasin impact fund invests in vaccines, recycling
11 November 2020J Safra Sarasin's recently-launched €25 million ($29 million) impact fund has invested in a biotechnology company and a company involved in the recycling of hazardous waste.