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HSBC named largest green, social and sustainability bond manager
10 February 2020HSBC became the largest green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market underwriter in 2019, in a year marked by rapidly accelerating diversification of the market.
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CDP announces 179 'A list' leading climate action companies
20 January 2020CDP has named over 170 firms as being global leaders for transparency and action on climate change for 2019.
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MSCI launches two ESG corporate bond indexes
10 January 2020New York-listed financial data firm MSCI has launched two corporate bond indexes weighted according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations.
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China to see ESG grow in importance in 2020 - Morgan Stanley
18 December 2019Environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed analysis of shares in China-based companies is likely to grow significantly next year, according to Morgan Stanley.
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LeapFrog – targeting the emerging consumer
21 October 2019How does the world's biggest private equity impact specialist invest? Joe Walsh reports
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People moves: Impax, Morgan Stanley, GKB, Osmosis, BlackRock
14 October 2019Impax Asset Management has recruited Casey Forester to its private equity infrastructure strategy's sales team.
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One-third of banking sector signs Principles for Responsible Banking
23 September 2019A set of principles designed to hardwire sustainability into the global banking industry has been formally launched with the backing of more than 130 banks – which together represent one-third of the global banking sector's assets.
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Setting the benchmark for sustainable banking
18 September 2019The Principles for Responsible Banking are due to be launched this month. Could they be a game-changer for the sector, Michael Hurley asks
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Morgan Stanley Investment Management fund identifies plastics as engagement priority
02 August 2019The reduction of plastic waste has been identified as an engagement theme by the managers of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)’s Global Sustain fund.
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Morgan Stanley launches impact portfolio assessment tool
31 July 2019Morgan Stanley has created a tool it claims is the first to evaluate environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing based on the individual impact preferences of its clients.