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Hong Kong regulator says funds must justify their ESG claims
11 April 2019Hong Kong’s securities regulator has said that funds claiming to consider environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors must explicitly disclose how they do this, after its own assessment found that a majority of funds it regulates fails to do so.
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$26trn impact investment opportunity waiting to be unlocked, says IFC
11 April 2019Investors’ appetite for impact investing could be as high as $26 trillion globally, according to estimates by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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UK pension pool invests £50m in Mirova infrastructure fund
10 April 2019A Mirova infrastructure fund has attracted a €50 million ($43.2 million) investment from the Brunel Pension Partnership pool of UK pension funds.
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BlackRock-backed blended finance climate fund awarded grant
10 April 2019A grant has been awarded to help develop an ‘unprecedented’ blended finance initiative aiming to scale up investment in emerging market climate infrastructure.
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Q&A with AIMA's Jack Inglis
10 April 2019The CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association explains how hedge funds are starting to get to grips with the topic of sustainable finance
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Green Bond round-up – 10 April: Senvion, LG Chem, France's GROAT, ocean plastic bond, Toyota, Terna, EIB's new CAB, Peru, Luxembourg links with China
10 April 2019South Korea-based chemicals manufacturer LG Chem has issued green bonds worth $1.56 billion to help finance production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
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‘Sustainable’ portfolio outperforms in 2°C scenario, Mercer study finds
09 April 2019A portfolio of sustainability-themed investments outperforms a non-sustainable portfolio in a scenario that sees an increase in global climate of 2°C on pre-industrial levels, and does not significantly underperform in 3°C and 4°C scenarios, according to consultancy Mercer.
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GPIF invests in its first green bonds
09 April 2019Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has bought its first green bonds, snapping up a $500 million deal from the World Bank Group.
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'Don't divest from palm oil', WWF urges financial institutions
09 April 2019Environmental NGO WWF has urged financial institutions not to divest from palm oil stocks, but to engage with companies to make the sector more sustainable.
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Two-thirds of ESG investors align investments with SDGs
09 April 2019Among asset managers and owners with environmental social and governance (ESG) strategies, more than 65% align their investments with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a recent survey.