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IPCC report 'highlights need for adaptation finance'
28 February 2022The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) laid bare the pressing need to invest in adapting to the physical impacts of a warming planet.
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Brunel appoints Jupiter, Mirova to £2.5bn sustainable equity fund
22 February 2022Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed Jupiter Asset Management and Mirova US as additional managers of its rapidly growing £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) sustainable listed global equities fund.
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Just transition, inequality, and diversity are 'next hot topics for ESG data'
07 October 2021Improved data on diversity and inclusion has come to the "forefront of investors' demands"...
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Lack of projects constrain conservation investment
10 September 2021Investors are increasingly looking to allocate capital to investments in conservation, but a shortage of investable deals restricts the market, according to a survey by a conservation coalition.
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Sustainable bond issuance sets fresh record
24 August 20212021 sustainable bond issuance has already surpassed the record-breaking 2020 total, supported by rising interest in sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds from corporate issuers. Ahren Lester reports
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Exclusive investor reaction to IPCC report: No part of portfolio immune
09 August 2021A landmark report published today by leading climate scientists has been greeted by investors as a chastening warning of the potentially catastrophic impacts of current global emissions, but also an important signifier of the transition required.
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Brunel launches £2.1bn ESG-integrated sterling corporate bond fund
06 August 2021The £30 billion ($42 billion) Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed Royal London to manage its new £2.1 billion sterling corporate bond fund...
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£1.3trn asset managers confront 'diversity problem'
02 August 2021Asset managers worth a total of £1.3 trillion ($1.9 trillion) have committed to tackling their industry's diversity problem by considering the diversity of potential client organisations.
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$14trn investor group pushes for AGM vote on 'net zero' claims
30 July 2021A group of 53 investors with a combined $14 trillion of assets under management has called for new climate-related corporate governance measures, including an annual general meeting (AGM) vote on corporate 'net zero' transition plans.
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Sustainability-linked bond growth softens second quarter sustainable bond slowdown
13 July 2021Sustainability-linked bond issuance in the second quarter of 2021 tripled on the first three months of the year...