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Siemens Gamesa inks medical research supporting bank guarantee

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa signed an innovative €600 million bank guarantee line to cover the component construction for the world's largest offshore wind farm, with the premium on the deal used to finance a cancer research project.

Sustainable equity funds becoming all-weather investments

The relative outperformance of ESG equity funds during the market correction caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic proves they can be all-weather investments that will appeal to long-term investors, Morningstar's sustainability research head tells Ahren Lester.

Coronavirus stimulus packages 'should be green'

Countries are announcing a string of multi-billion dollar stimulus packages to support their economies amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but pressure is building on them to demonstrate a commitment to the green economy.

Best performing funds of 2019: Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity

Tesla has helped turbocharge the fund's returns, writes Peter Cripps

Bonds round-up: Nidec, CNP Assurances, Citycon, Ygrene, World Bank, munis ... and others

A healthy investment opportunity

There is no shortage of opportunities for investors who want to target SDG3 – good health and wellbeing – but measuring impact can be a challenge

Citigroup, Shell and 3M removed from DJSI World

S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) and RobecoSAM have reviewed the companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and removed Citigroup, Shell and 3M from it. Citigroup remains in the DJSI North America, however.

'Varying understanding' of SDGs across the globe, says Hermes

The need to be more socially conscious is on the rise across the globe, but driving forces vary between countries, according to Hermes Investment Management.

Funds of the year: Dimensional's US Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio

An underexposure to energy stocks was helpful to performance in 2018, explains Jed Fogdall. Peter Cripps reports

Facing climate change with a united front

The UN Joint Staff Pension Fund's head of investment tells Michael Hurley how he juggles climate risk with a set of other challenges that are unique to the supranational fund