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BMO GAM's SDG fund on the power of engagement
22 April 2019Jamie Jenkins of BMO Global Asset Management (GAM) speaks to Elena K. Johansson about how its fund creates value by talking with companies about making their businesses more sustainable.
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GPIF: ESG's Hiro
12 April 2019Japan's GPIF has embraced ESG integration. Elena K. Johansson looks at the evolution of its strategy
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Why AP4 is making the shift to a 2°C aligned portfolio
04 April 2019What is the outcome of AP4's series of scenario analyses so far, asks Elena K. Johansson.
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Japanese insurers get to grips with ESG
28 March 2019Three major Japanese insurers – Tokio Marine Group, MS&AD Insurance Group, and Nippon Life Insurance – are beginning to integrate climate risks and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their strategies, each with its own focus area. Elena K. Johansson reports.
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ESG evolution: don't forget the followers
18 March 2019Proposed revisions to the UK Stewardship Code could be a game changer, if they encourage investment laggards to play their part in the sustainability transition, argues Claire Jones
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ESG indexes get smarter
15 March 2019Combining factor investing and ESG, and adopting AI-based ESG data are among the hot trends in sustainability-focused indexes, writes Peter Cripps
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Sustainability by proxy - Part two: ISS
27 February 2019In the second of a four-part series on highly influential proxy voting providers, Michael Hurley asks ISS what it is doing to develop the guidance it provides investors on environmental issues
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Sustainability by proxy - Part one: Glass Lewis
25 February 2019Countless investors rely on the advice of proxy voting providers to support their investment decisions. In the first of a four-part series, Michael Hurley asks are these firms doing enough to develop their guidance on environmental issues?
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Facing climate change with a united front
23 January 2019The UN Joint Staff Pension Fund's head of investment tells Michael Hurley how he juggles climate risk with a set of other challenges that are unique to the supranational fund
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Larry's letter: do you prefer the real news, or the fake?
17 January 2019BlackRock was stung by a fake news stunt that highlighted its sluggish movement on climate change, says Peter Cripps