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  • Northern Trust launches first European funds to track MSCI ESG index

    04 October 2017

    Two of Northern Trust's environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed funds, of up to $550 million in size, will become the first in Europe to track the MSCI World ESG Leaders index.

  • Major investors step up support for climate-risk resolutions

    02 October 2017

    Institutional investor support for shareholder resolutions on climate-related risks is at a turning point, according to UK non-profit ShareAction.

  • ESG indexes: in the sweet spot

    20 September 2017

    Billions have flowed into funds tracking ESG indexes or low-carbon indexes in recent months. What are the innovations that will drive further growth, asks Peter Cripps

  • BlackRock and Aviva Investors to speak at Green Equities 2017 conference

    25 August 2017

    Big hitters including Aviva Investors' Steve Waygood and John McKinley, director of the impact investing arm of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, have added their names to the stellar line-up of speakers at Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Equities 2017 conference.

  • EF Briefs: Impax, SUSI, Lombard Odier, Northern Trust

    20 January 2017

    Impax Asset Management's listed equity portfolios, both in its "Leaders" and "Specialist" strategies, have produced positive net carbon footprints in 2016.

  • COP Blog: Investing in a lower carbon economy - a year after Paris

    17 November 2016

    Northern Trust
    World leaders and scientists are in Morocco at COP22 this week to follow up on the historic climate change agreement a year ago in Paris to reduce carbon emissions. Do environmental, social and governance (ESG) investors know enough now to position portfolios for a lower carbon global economy?

  • Kochetygova bolsters Northern Trust's ESG team

    15 July 2016

    Julia Kochetygova, former head of sustainability indices at S&P DJI, has been appointed to Northern Trust's environmental, social and governance (ESG) team.

  • Northern Trust and Stoxx launch ESG ETFs

    15 July 2016

    Northern Trust has launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes created by Stoxx.

  • Northern Trust mulls low-carbon smart-beta product

    22 June 2016

    Northern Trust is considering launching a low-carbon smart-beta strategy, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • KfW makes debut in sterling green bond market

    24 July 2015

    KfW has issued its first sterling-denominated green bond. The £500 million ($775 million) issue had been expected and continues the development bank's efforts to boost liquidity in the green bond market.