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ESG engagement really does work, say investors
20 May 2019Investors have proved that they have the power to bring about changes in company behaviour, when they engage with them on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and they even have the potential to influence national governments, a panel at an MSCI conference heard.
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ESG data must be forward-looking, say panellists
20 May 2019Investors must have forward-looking environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to be able to assess whether companies are able to tackle challenges they face during times of change, delegates at a conference of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) heard.
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Democrats call for up to $50bn of sovereign US green bonds for new bank
20 May 2019Several Democrat senators are calling on the US Treasury to issue $10 billion of green bonds to set up a federal green bank.
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Almost all ‘responsible' investors looking to increase impact, says KBI
20 May 2019Some 94% of institutions in KBI Global Investors’ universe of ‘responsible’ equity investors aim to increase their allocation to impact investments over the next 1-3 years.
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People Moves: BNP Paribas Asset Management, Calvert, AllianzGI, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Kempen and EY
17 May 2019BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has announced Rob Gambi as global head of investments.
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Comment: The Taoiseach's speech
17 May 2019Leo Varadkar's appearance at a sustainable finance conference at Dublin this week sent an important signal to the financial community, says Peter Cripps
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Skills shortage ‘roadblock’ in way of sustainable agriculture
17 May 2019A skills shortage in the agriculture industry is acting as a roadblock to achieving the massive sustainable investment potential of the sector, says Insight Investment.
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ESG ratings ‘not far from being random’
17 May 2019Ratings of companies’ performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are “not far from being random”, Schroders has claimed.
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Financial firms should press for deeper cuts in ship emissions, says ShareAction
17 May 2019Investors and banks should press the shipping industry to aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to the campaigning UK charity ShareAction.
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PensionDanmark, ATP invest in growth markets renewables fund
16 May 2019Danish pension funds ATP and PensionDanmark are among investors to have committed a combined $700 million in a renewable energy infrastructure fund for growth markets.