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ISS expands ESG offering with Oekom acquisition
15 March 2018Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has continued to build out its capabilities in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) data arena, with the acquisition of Oekom Research, arguably the last of the independent second party opinion providers in the green bond market.
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"Poor" climate risk practice puts pensions at risk, claims report
06 March 2018Millions of pension savers in the UK are at risk of significant losses due to lack of action from pension providers and their regulator on climate risk, a report has claimed.
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Allianz, KB Financial and Westpac named sustainability leaders
06 February 2018German insurer Allianz, Korean bank KB Financial and Australia's Westpac Banking Corp are the top financial sector performers in terms of corporate sustainability, according to Swiss asset manager RobecoSAM.
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Trucost warns of potential hit to corporate profits from Paris Agreement
18 January 2018New policies and taxes aimed at helping countries meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change "could lead to significant losses" for many companies, according to Trucost.
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ESG sector needs more simple data and definitions, says Northern Trust
17 January 2018Environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and metrics must be simplified to reflect the increasing importance of these factors for investors, according to Northern Trust Asset Management.
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£100m UK sustainability fund looks to seize Brexit opportunity
27 November 2017A fund aiming to invest £100 million ($134 million) in UK sustainability projects has been launched to try to exploit post-Brexit opportunity in the country, with backing from the co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown.
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US SIF issues five-step sustainable investment plan for DC pension sponsors
17 August 2017Recommendations to help pension plan sponsors include sustainable investments in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans have been issued by US SIF.
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US asset owners are waking up to climate change
31 July 2017There is increasing evidence that US investors are factoring climate change into their investment decisions, argues Meg Voorhes
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Sustainable finance experts call for European standard for green bonds
14 July 2017An official European standard and label for green bonds should be developed, according to the High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Sustainable Finance, appointed by the European Commission.
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The legal risks of reporting climate risks
27 June 2017The Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures' recommendations were widely welcomed by the market. But are there legal risks attached to their implementation, asks Hamza Ali