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Deutsche Bank sets 'ambitious' sustainability targets
15 May 2020Deutsche Bank outlined targets which will see the German lender boost sustainability assets to over €200 billion ($217 billion) by 2025 and issue its first green bond.
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UBP launches emerging markets equity impact fund
15 May 2020Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has launched a listed equity impact fund that will invest in emerging markets.
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Crédit Agricole and Dai-ichi Life partner in micro and gender finance scheme
14 May 2020Aimed at unbanked women in developing world
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Nasdaq launches ESG impact tracking tool
14 May 2020Nasdaq has launched a tool to help clients track the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of their portfolios and individual investments.
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EGO fund buys 10 green bonds
14 May 2020The landmark Amundi emerging market green bond fund bought 10 green bonds last year, meaning it is now almost one-third towards its final goal - but had to sell notes after the fund's advisory committee declared that they should no longer be deemed 'green'.
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Pension funds must do more to push for low-carbon transition, says Lord Deben
14 May 2020The chair of the influential UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said the financial sector is beginning to take environmental concerns more seriously, but more has to be done.
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Covid-19 to push ESG up property investors' agenda
14 May 2020The coronavirus pandemic will help property investors to prioritise environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns, and has demonstrated that 'business as usual' will be an insufficient reaction to the crisis.
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DWS replaces three ETFs with ESG versions
14 May 2020Asset manager DWS has replaced three of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with environmental, social and governance (ESG) versions.
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BNP Paribas accelerates its exit from coal
14 May 2020BNP Paribas said it is speeding up its timetable "for a complete exit from coal".
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A call for transparency in climate risk analysis
13 May 2020Collaboration and a move away from black box methodologies are needed if investors are to have the right tools to manage climate risks, argues Stephen Fitzpatrick