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$5trn at risk: climate change is biggest investment issue of our lifetime
01 August 2017The transition to a low-carbon economy will put $5 trillion of listed assets at risk of disruption, according to the manager of a sustainability-themed fund.
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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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Green bond funds poised to break through $2bn mark
28 July 2017The value of green bond funds is fast approaching the $2 billion mark after a spate of launches in the past two years, analysis by Environmental Finance has revealed.
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Wanted: UK green bond issuers
24 July 2017As the green bond market continues to break records and investors call for more supply, Hamza Ali asks why there hasn't been more issuance out of the UK
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Swiss Re adopts ESG benchmarks for entire asset portfolio
06 July 2017Swiss Re has announced plans to make environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations an integral part of its investment process across its entire $130 billion asset book.
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Fidelity launches two sustainability funds and joins PRI
19 May 2017US asset management giant Fidelity has signed up to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and launched two environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused funds.
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Asian asset owners starting to 'leapfrog' other regions in ESG, says MSCI
17 May 2017Asset owners in Asia are beginning to leapfrog those in Europe and the US in terms of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investments, according to MSCI.
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Wheb details impact of its sustainability fund
17 May 2017Specialist investment firm Wheb Asset Management has estimated the environmental impact of its FP Wheb Sustainability fund and said that all the fund's holdings directly support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Final winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Green Bond Awards
11 April 2017The best innovations, intermediaries and banks that helped the market set fresh records in 2016 have been honoured in the final wave of the Green Bond Awards.
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MSCI launches new ESG risk data tool
07 April 2017MSCI has launched a new tool for assessing environmental, social and governmental (ESG) risks.