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News Round Up: Sustainable fund assets surge, renewables 'unattractive', KKR India push
30 October 2020Sustainable fund assets surge a fifth in the third quarter
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Investors turn to engagement, best-in-class firms to counter greenwashing
30 October 2020The majority of institutional investors are turning to active engagement and 'best-in-class' positive selection as key investment approaches to integrate sustainability and counter 'greenwashing,' according to a survey by Schroders Investment Management.
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Hedge funds at 'tipping point' as two-fifths integrate ESG into investments
30 October 2020The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) at hedge funds has reached a "tipping point" according to a report by BNP Paribas.
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Is quantitative finance a good match for ESG?
30 October 2020Quantitative approaches provide speed, scalability, and cost savings, which can help process the deluge of ESG data, says Habib Moudachirou
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Etihad Airways issues 'world's first transition sukuk'
29 October 2020United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned Etihad Airways has issued a five-year $600 million sustainability-linked 'transition' sukuk, believed to be the first of its kind in the world and the first sustainability-linked bond in the airline industry.
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News Round Up: Fitch, ANZ, Luxembourg for Finance, and more
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Incofin, KfW launch 'emergency liquidity facility' for agriculture
29 October 2020A €40 million ($47 million) 'emergency liquidity facility' has been launched to help smallholder farmers in developing countries survive the economic fallout from Covid-19.
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Michelin, Sarawak Energy and Etihad Airways
29 October 2020Michelin signs €2.5bn sustainability-linked facility
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Are banks really going green, or just greenwashing? Part two
29 October 2020With banks' sustainability commitments under fire, are science-based targets the answer, asks Christopher Marchant
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News Round Up: GGFI, FIN-SMART, South Korea, and more
28 October 2020