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  • Nine out of 10 banks fail ESG stress tests

    10 April 2014

    The vast majority of international banks failed to meet social and environmental 'stress tests', an analysis firm has revealed.

  • Oekom expands as asset managers demand broader ESG research

    14 February 2014

    Sustainability ratings firm Oekom is in the process of hiring nine new analysts, as it expands the universe of companies it covers in response to growing demand from asset managers.

  • Oekom strengthens links with GES

    03 February 2014

    Oekom Research is to collaborate with Stockholm-based Global Engagement Services (GES) on environmental, social and governance (ESG) research.

  • Three-quarters of semi-conductor makers rated sub-prime for ESG

    28 January 2014

    Three-quarters of the biggest semi-conductor manufacturers were rated sub-prime after their businesses were analysed for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, a report has revealed.

  • Sustainability fund breaks through €400m barrier

    09 January 2014

    A sustainability fund run by a German family office has seen its firepower pass the €400 million ($544.1 million) mark.

  • FMO raises €500m in first 'sustainability bond'

    07 November 2013

    Dutch development bank FMO has raised €500 million ($675.2 million) by issuing its first ever publicly offered 'sustainability bond'.