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Most investors lack understanding of ESG impact, says RBC GAM
17 November 2016The financial impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is not understood by most investors, according to RBC Global Asset Management (GAM).
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BNP Paribas IP provides carbon footprint of nearly 100 of its funds
14 November 2016BNP Paribas Investment Partners (IP) has increased the number of funds it measures the carbon footprint of to nearly 100.
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Investors with €5trn of assets call for halt to arctic oil drilling
07 November 2016A group of institutional investors, representing €5 trillion ($5.52 trillion) of assets under management, have called for a "permanent moratorium" on arctic oil drilling.
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Aviva earmarks two coal companies for divestment
04 November 2016Aviva has earmarked two coal companies for "potential divestment", and is considering ditching eight others that are not responding to its requests for engagement.
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Free tool launched for measuring a fund's carbon footprint
13 October 2016A free online tool that measures the carbon intensity of investment funds, has been launched by US-based NGO As You Sow.
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Impact investment fund reaches first close
15 September 2016A carbon fund that will help provide clean energy and water to impoverished households has reached a first close.
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Investment in renewables is in-line with Paris Agreement goals, says IEA
14 September 2016Investments in wind and solar power "are broadly on a trajectory consistent with limiting the increase in global temperature to 2C," according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Investors warned to challenge power plant cost assumptions
14 September 2016Investors should question outdated assumptions about technology costs, load factors and lifetimes for new coal and gas plants, says the Carbon Tracker Initiative.
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Potential emissions from major companies fall, as investor pressure rises
28 July 2016Potential emissions from the reserves of the largest publicly-traded fossil fuel companies have fallen by 15% in the last year, amid mounting pressure from investors, according to a report from Fossil Free Indexes (FFI).
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Carbon Tracker publishes investor checklist for engaging fossil fuel companies
22 July 2016UK-based NGO Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has published a report with a three-point check list for investors who want to engage with fossil fuel companies.