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GHG 'accountability crisis' requires single standard
25 July 2022There is an "accountability crisis" around carbon emissions that can only be solved through government intervention and "mandatory disclosure", market experts warned.
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EU Taxonomy 'more an opportunity than risk' for shipping firms
07 December 2021The capital access risks posed by the EU Taxonomy regulation are "more an opportunity" than a risk for Nordic shipping firms, according to Danske Bank,...
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Norwegian oil fund exits stakes in 12 firms on ESG concerns
13 May 2020The giant Norwegian oil fund has excluded a dozen companies from investment due to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns, including mining giants such as Anglo American, Glencore and Vale in which it was a major shareholder.
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MJ Hudson buys ESG consultancy Spring
17 July 2019Asset management adviser MJ Hudson has become the latest company to buy into the environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory space, having acquired specialist ESG consultancy and reporting firm Spring Associates Responsible Investment Service.
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London Stock Exchange Group buys Beyond Ratings
03 June 2019The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has bought Paris-based Beyond Ratings, but will scrap its acquisition's fledgling credit rating agency business to focus on its capabilities in environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.
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People moves: IOSCO, London Stock Exchange Group, Simmons & Simmons, UBS
19 October 2018Peter Damgaard Jensen has been appointed as co-organizer of the newly founded Global Commission on Adaptation. Damgaard Jensen also acts as CEO of Danish pension scheme PKA and chair of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), an investor association taking action to support a low-carbon future.
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Setting a European benchmark
10 September 2018The European Commission's bold proposals to reform benchmark regulation are designed to increase the flow of green finance and reduce the risk of 'greenwashing'. Michael Hurley asks why change is required
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Climate action 'could bring $26 trillion in economic benefits by 2030'
05 September 2018Bold action to address climate change can generate $26 trillion in economic benefits by 2030, according to a report which described action to address greenhouse gas emissions as "the growth story of the 21st century".
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€2.8bn infra fund attracts broad pension fund investment
29 December 2017Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has raised €2.8 billion ($3.35 billion) in a sixth close of its third energy fund, with investment largely from European pension funds.
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People Moves: LSEG, IIGCC, AWEA, HSBC
26 May 2017Kevin Bourne has stepped down as managing director and global head of database services at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to focus on another role at a company he founded called LCE Risk.