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DWS replaces three ETFs with ESG versions

Asset manager DWS has replaced three of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with environmental, social and governance (ESG) versions.

Health investments are coronavirus response opportunity: DWS

Measuring engagement outcomes

Investors' engagement on ESG issues could be stronger, asset manager says

The ESG data files, part six continued: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward

Data providers are stepping in to fill the disclosure gap. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report

At least 10% of stocks face high climate transition risks, warns DWS

Between 10% and 20% of stocks face high or excessive climate transition risk, DWS has warned.

DWS pledges 50% carbon reduction for European real estate office portfolio

German asset manager DWS has made a commitment to cut carbon emissions in its portfolio of European office properties by 50% by 2030.

DWS launches ‘sustainable’ corporate bond fund

German asset manager DWS has launched a ‘sustainable’ mutual fund focusing on investment grade corporate bonds from the Eurozone.

US ‘sustainable’ funds smash annual record inflows in six months

US open-end and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) labelled ‘sustainable’ have smashed the previous annual record for inflows in just six months, marking a stellar start to 2019.

Stewardship in passive funds will be the new normal, says survey

Pension funds and their fund managers will drive corporate stewardship in their passive investments to the extent that it becomes the new normal, a survey has found.

Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets

Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition plans by a group of investors with $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), as they warn of the ‘potentially catastrophic’ effects of climate change.