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Treasurers call for help to overcome ESG bond nervousness
17 February 2020Ongoing nerves among corporate treasurers about issuing green, social and sustainability bonds could be settled by helpful engagement with fixed income investors. Ahren Lester hears the views of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
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"Pitfalls" in ESG ratings requires investor caution
31 January 2020Investors should be cautious when using the growing number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and data providers amid several inherent pitfalls, although valuable insights can still be drawn from them.
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RobecoSAM to launch strategy targeting circular economy
31 January 2020Sustainability-focused investment company RobecoSAM has launched a strategy for investments that contribute to the circular economy and positively impact the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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S&P Global completes RobecoSAM ratings unit acquisition
13 January 2020S&P Global has completed its acquisition of the environmental, social and governance ratings unit from RobecoSAM for an undisclosed sum.
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Nordic countries continue to dominate RobecoSAM ESG rankings
31 December 2019Nordic countries continue to dominate as the most sustainable countries in the world, whilst the UK and US continued to slide, according to RobecoSAM.
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S&P swoops on RobecoSAM's ESG ratings business
21 November 2019Financial services giant S&P Global has snapped up RobecoSAM's environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings business, in the latest example of consolidation in the industry.
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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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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.