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  • One-third of banking sector signs Principles for Responsible Banking

    23 September 2019

    A 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.

  • Setting the benchmark for sustainable banking

    18 September 2019

    The Principles for Responsible Banking are due to be launched this month. Could they be a game-changer for the sector, Michael Hurley asks

  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management fund identifies plastics as engagement priority

    02 August 2019

    The reduction of plastic waste has been identified as an engagement theme by the managers of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)’s Global Sustain fund.

  • Morgan Stanley launches impact portfolio assessment tool

    31 July 2019

    Morgan 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.

  • ESG: fixed for good

    15 July 2019

    ESG investing has taken time to gain a foothold in the fixed-income market. But things have changed: ESG considerations have come to the fore and they're probably here to stay, says Corinne Bendersky.

  • Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

    03 July 2019

  • Green bond round-up, 12 June 2019

    12 June 2019

    The US Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) plans to enter the green bond market with a new commercial mortgage-backed security programme.

  • New UK Impact Investing Institute launches hunt for CEO

    04 June 2019

    An Impact Investing Institute has been launched in the UK to help mobilise a new wave of capital to social challenges, and has announced the hunt for its first CEO.

  • Infrastructure for plastics recycling is ‘biggest growth opportunity'

    21 May 2019

    Investment in infrastructure for recycling is where the growth opportunity for reducing plastic waste is most evident, according to Morgan Stanley.

  • People Moves: AAM, Morgan Stanley, AP1, Carbon Market Institute, Gold Standard, Ethic, Aviva Investors

    03 May 2019

    Aegon Asset Management (AAM) has hired two people for its responsible investment team.