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Sustainalytics joins the hunt for 'blue exposure'
06 November 2018Sustainalytics has issued a research note to help investors identify those companies that are best placed to benefit from the mounting concern about plastics pollution.
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EU carbon market update, 05 November 2018
06 November 2018After last week's heavy sell-off, a more bullish outlook is justified. But volatility remains the name of the game, says Louis Redshaw.
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Impact investments 'to hit $30trn within decade'
05 November 2018The value of impact investments could swell to $30 trillion within a decade, one of the founding fathers of the market has predicted.
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Generali and VIG accused of insuring Czech coal power plant
05 November 2018Campaign group Unfriend Coal claims insurance deal 'undermines climate change action'
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Investors 'not getting the sustainability information they want', says WBCSD
05 November 2018Many investors lack adequate information on the sustainability of the companies in which they invest, despite a plethora of data on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, according to a recent survey.
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News summary, 02 November 2018
05 November 2018Links to the announcements relevant to sustainable investing:
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Risky business: Why 1.5-aligned strategies are key to preserving capital
Decision-makers with responsibility for capital need to make bold, upfront investments in innovative sustainability solutions to limit climate change. An improved understanding of physical climate risks can help make this 'strategy overhaul' happen
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The four characteristics of impact investors
02 November 2018A draft set of four characteristics that define impact investors has been launched, in a bid to help the market continue to "scale up with integrity".
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People Moves: World Bank, BNP Paribas, BlackRock
02 November 2018Jingdong Hua has been appointed as vice president and treasurer of the World Bank, and will start his new post on 1 January.
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Last chance to vote in Environmental Finance Market Rankings
02 November 2018Voting in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings – the most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets – will close at midnight on Monday (5 November).