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  • S&P Dow Jones launches first 'smart ESG' indexes

    19 April 2016

    S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched what it claims is the first index family to isolate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as a 'smart beta' performance factor.

  • EIB eyes Orix, Robeco, ADB climate fund

    04 April 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is mulling investing into Asia Climate Partners ahead of its final close in September.

  • Wheb private equity arm rebrands, becomes independent

    04 February 2016

    Wheb Partners, the private equity house created by Ben Goldsmith, has become independent from its parent company and garnered €140 million ($157 million) of new investment.

  • Dow Jones launches sustainability indexes for Chile and South Africa

    08 October 2015

    S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has continued its push into emerging markets with new sustainability indexes in Chile and South Africa.

  • Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

    29 September 2015

    Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.

  • 'Smart ESG' is the next big thing in finance, says RobecoSAM

    28 September 2015

    RobecoSAM has launched a new methodology for integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics into investments, which it believes will help eliminate some "unintentional risks".

  • People moves

    24 September 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at HSBC, CDP, RobecoSAM, Impax, MSCI and the World Bank.

  • Volkswagen warned to fasten seatbelt for ESG rating downgrades

    23 September 2015

    The emissions scandal that has engulfed Volkswagen (VW) has left the company staring down the barrel of a downgrade from some environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysts.

  • Pepsi, RBC and Cisco out of DJSI as sustainability issues become 'more mainstream'

    11 September 2015

    Pepsi, Royal Bank of Canada and Cisco Systems have been kicked out of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), making way for Bank of America, Telefonica and BHP Billiton.

  • Tool invented to assess water risk in corporate bonds

    08 September 2015

    A tool launched today will make it easier for investors to incorporate water risk into their corporate bond credit risk analysis.