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Can you really make an impact in listed equities?
21 October 2019One of the big debates among impact investors is about whether listed equities investments can really help meet the SDGs. Peter Cripps reports
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Fossil fuel exclusion proves a slow burn for US insurers
07 October 2019US insurers say they are ready to stop investing in climate-harming coal. But only one has divested from the fossil fuel to date. Could Chubb’s move be the start of a wider transition by US insurers away from fossil fuels or is it empty talk? Sarfraz Thind reports.
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No oil & gas company aligned with 2°C pathway, says TPI
18 September 2019None of the 50 largest oil and gas companies have aligned their emission intensity with a pathway that would keep global warming to 2°C, as called for in the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
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Citigroup, Shell and 3M removed from DJSI World
16 September 2019S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) and RobecoSAM have reviewed the companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and removed Citigroup, Shell and 3M from it. Citigroup remains in the DJSI North America, however.
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Gifford joins Credit Suisse as head of impact advisory
03 September 2019Credit Suisse has hired James Gifford for its newly created role of head of impact advisory.
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ESG data files - part 3, continued: ESG rating providers
29 July 2019The second instalment of this analysis of ESG rating agencies finds that investors are increasingly drilling down into the data that underlies the ratings. Peter Cripps reports.
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ESG data files - part 3: ESG rating providers
25 July 2019As ESG ratings become embedded in mainstream investment decision making, they are attracting criticism. Is it justified, asks Peter Cripps.
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Big data tool tracks finance sector's exposure to deforestation
15 July 2019A 'big data' tool is being developed to help investors deal with rising reputational risks from commodity investments that accelerate deforestation.
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FTSE Russell to launch climate government bond index
28 June 2019FTSE Russell will next month launch what it believes to be the first sovereign bond index to specifically integrate climate risk considerations, in what is set to be its first venture since buying data and analysis firm Beyond Ratings.
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Straight exclusion funds should not be labelled sustainable, argues Robeco
28 May 2019Funds that look to improve their sustainability credentials merely by excluding companies from investment “should be a thing of the past”, according to Robeco.