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SEB recruits Stockholm Environment Institute's Vulturius

AP Pension makes senior appointments

Northern Trust hires Georgiev

SMBC recruits HSBC analyst

SFDR Article 9 fund managers 'should consider signing impact principles'

Fund managers who want to demonstrate their alignment with Article 9 of the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) should consider signing up to a set of impact investing principles, according to the CEO of 'impact verification' company BlueMark.

COP26 president urges end of coal at 'last hope' summit for Paris goals

The incoming president of the UN COP26 climate summit in November said the meeting is the "last hope" of keeping the goals of the Paris Agreement alive, adding the summit should also "consign coal to history".

Illegal wildlife trade and investors

Why should institutional investors be concerned about the illegal wildlife trade and what can they do to prevent it, ask Rory Sullivan and Steve Watson

Impact principles signatories failing to measure outcomes, study finds

Only 17 from a group of 30 impact investors can show that they routinely compare the actual outcomes of investments with their intended environmental and social impact, according to a study by BlueMark.

ExxonMobil faces mounting investor pressure on climate action

US oil major ExxonMobil is facing growing pressure from major investors over its response to climate change ahead of its annual general meeting later this month, including from Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

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