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ESG is not just for long-term investors, says Man Group
25 October 2018Man Group, a hedge fund manager with $114 billion assets under management, says that the short-term nature of its investment approach will not hinder it from being a ‘responsible investor’.
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Green bonds round-up - 24 Oct - 17 new deals
24 October 2018Royal Schiphol Group, the owner of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, has priced a green bond worth €500 million ($576 million), making it the first European airport to issue green-labelled notes.
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Opportunity awaits - Financing Asia's green buildings through green bonds
One of the most significant growth opportunities in the capital markets today is in green bonds in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the IFC.
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News summary, 24 October 2018
24 October 2018Links to the announcements relevant to sustainable investing
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Vote now! Help select the winners in Environmental Finance's annual Market Rankings
24 October 2018Voting for Environmental Finance's 19th annual Market Rankings is closing soon – there are just eight working days left to participate in the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.
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Ceres preparing water stress test working group
24 October 2018A working group to develop guidance on conducting stress testing and scenario analysis of water risk in investment portfolios is to be established by US non-profit Ceres.
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Pension funds have failed to protect themselves against climate risks, says report
23 October 2018Pension funds have largely failed to prepare themselves against climate risks, which exposes $9.8 trillion (£7.5 trillion) of their assets to economic shocks from global warming, a report said.
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Investors turning attention to deforestation risks, says Ceres
23 October 2018Investors are increasingly engaging companies to better manage deforestation risks in their supply chains – an issue that has traditionally been overlooked, according to US-based non-profit Ceres.
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$2.3trn of Asian investors join Climate Action 100+
23 October 2018Asian investors with a combined $2.3 trillion in assets have signed up to engagement initiative Climate Action 100+.
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BlackRock launches ETFs 'to take ESG mainstream'
23 October 2018BlackRock has launched six 'sustainable exchange-traded funds' (ETFs), which it hopes will propel environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing further into the mainstream.