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RepRisk to integrate SASB framework
08 May 2019Zurich-based RepRisk is the latest company to apply the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board’s (SASB) framework on financial materiality to its risk management and compliance products and services.
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ESG index launched based on S&P 500, followed by UBS ETF
09 April 2019S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) index which seeks to closely replicate the risk and return profile of its flagship US index, the S&P 500 index.
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JP Morgan launches high-yield corporate ESG bond index
05 March 2019JP Morgan has created an environmental, social and governance (ESG) tilted, high-yield corporate bond index.
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Facing climate change with a united front
23 January 2019The UN Joint Staff Pension Fund's head of investment tells Michael Hurley how he juggles climate risk with a set of other challenges that are unique to the supranational fund
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JP Morgan and BlackRock launch ESG emerging market fixed income index
19 April 2018JP Morgan and BlackRock have joined forces to launch what they claim to be the "first-of-its kind" suite of emerging markets, fixed income indexes that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.
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Investors urged to steer carefully around autos following Mitsubishi scandal
20 April 2016Investors were warned to be wary of the automobile sector after another major manufacturer was embroiled in an emissions scandal.
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ISS to offer RepRisk analytics to asset owners and other investors
09 September 2015RepRisk, a provider of data and tools for analysing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, has formed a partnership with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).