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Franklin Templeton offers two Paris-aligned ETFs
27 July 2020California-based investment manager Franklin Templeton has launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that it says will be aligned with the de-carbonisation goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 27 July 2020
27 July 2020The economic impact of Covid-19 continues to weight on the price of California Carbon Allowances, but the long term outlook is bullish, says Nicolas Girod*.
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More consistency needed in infrastructure investment to meet SDGs, says PRI
27 July 2020A significant increase in infrastructure investment and more standardised approaches are required, if the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be met, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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US retirement plan proposals on ESG 'off-the-mark', says SASB
27 July 2020The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has called on the US Department of Labor (DoL) to withdraw proposed retirement plan rule changes, which were accused of seeking to "tamp down" environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.
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Assessing companies' climate lobbying
27 July 2020Responses are being sought to a consultation on a framework to assess whether corporate lobbying is aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, write Clare Richards and Rory Sullivan
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It's time for ESSG
27 July 2020Stewardship is an integral part of ESG, say Robert Furdak, Jason Mitchell and Steven Desmyter
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Zurich withdraws insurance cover for tar sands pipeline
27 July 2020Swiss insurer Zurich will not provide cover for Canada's controversial Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline once the current policy expires at the end of August, a spokesperson for the project said.
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EU recovery fund deal could boost green bond market: S&P
24 July 2020A massive potential 'green' debt issuance to fund the EU coronavirus (Covid-19) recovery plan could help crowd-in further green private capital to the market, S&P Global Ratings tells Ahren Lester.
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People Moves 24 July: NatWest; MAS; ISS ESG; Climate Bonds Initiative; Morningstar; NordLB; Octopus Group; CPP Investments; University Pension Plan Ontario; Planet Tracker; Enzen; Clarios
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Foresight validates wind farm in EU Taxonomy compliance push
24 July 2020Foresight has attained EU Taxonomy validation for its 231MW Swedish wind farm project, as it sets out to build one of the first Taxonomy-compliant investment funds.