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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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RobecoSAM rocked by resignation of both co-CEOs
05 April 2019Both co-CEOs of RobecoSAM have resigned, the sustainability-focused asset manager revealed today.
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Green bond round-up: Danske Bank, Cassa depositi e prestiti, Kommuninvest, Teonec, NYSERDA, NY State Housing and Vasakronan
20 March 2019Danske Bank has become a green bond issuer for the first time, in a deal worth €500 million ($568 million).
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BMO launches SDG engagement fund
04 March 2019BMO Global Asset Management has launched an equity fund that will actively engage with investee companies、 using the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework.
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People Moves: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, AP6, SEB Investment Management, Geneva Association, Robeco and IETA
08 February 2019Vladimir Demine has been promoted to head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM).
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Investors face rising biomass risks, says ShareAction
07 February 2019Investors are exposed to increasing financial and reputational risks from investments in biomass energy, as the greenness of the fuel is becoming more and more doubtful, an NGO has argued.
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UBS targets 50 oil, gas and utility companies for engagement
05 February 2019UBS Asset Management has identified 50 oil, gas and utility companies as climate-related engagement targets, as it looks to tackle ‘one of the most pressing concerns investors currently face’.
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Simplify SDG finance to unleash scale, says UBS
23 January 2019UBS has called on the financial sector and policymakers to simplify and standardise investing in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help close the current financing gap to reach the goals.
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UBS hails sustainable investing as a key strategy for 2019
02 January 2019UBS has named sustainable investing as one of its five key strategies for investors in 2019, to help tackle what it described as an "environmental credit crunch".
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Green Bonds round-up, 12 December
12 December 2018Swedish bank SEB has predicted that total green bond issuance could reach $240 billion in 2019, despite the market moving "sideways" this year.