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Food & land systems - the secret weapon in the war on climate
09 March 2022Clean energy is not enough to get the world to 1.5֯ C. Mass reforestation and linking agriculture with carbon pricing are critical to emissions reduction, argues Tanya Khotin
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Over half of UK pension funds invest in impact
08 March 2022More than half of UK pension funds hold some form of impact investment, a survey of UK pension funds found.
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Biodiversity COP postponed ... again!
08 March 2022The international biodiversity summit, COP15, has been delayed for a fourth time, in the latest setback for hopes for a global treaty for nature protection.
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Gender-lens scorecard identifies leaders and laggards
08 March 2022Gender-lens themed funds managed by Pax, UBS and Nordea were ranked among top performers in a scorecard which left BMO- and Daiwa-managed funds languishing at the bottom end of the ranking.
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PwC launches survey for EU ESG benchmark label
08 March 2022PwC has launched a survey on the merits of introducing EU standards for environmental, social and governance (ESG) benchmarks used by investors.
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Storebrand makes first exclusion based solely on gender
08 March 2022Storebrand Asset Management has divested from Activision Blizzard because of gender discrimination issues at the US game giant.
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'One-stop' ESG data firm raises $7m funding
08 March 2022A "one-stop-shop" for reporting and analysing ESG data, called ESGgo, based in California has raised $7 million in seed funding.
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Comment: The double materiality of gender diversity
08 March 2022The same way climate change won't be curbed with recycling and paper cups in offices, gender equality won't be achieved just through insurers' HR policies, insurers need to use their investments to have impact. Abbie Wood writes
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Insurers begin long countdown to net zero - part two
07 March 2022Some of the world's biggest insurers have joined the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. But should they still be underwriting fossil fuels, asks Thomas Cox
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Green bonds for climate adaptation grow five-fold
07 March 2022The value of green bonds focused on adapting to the effects of climate change grew nearly five-fold over 2021, according to an MSCI index.