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Half of Ireland's asset managers have sustainability strategy, finds survey
08 November 2018Half of the asset managers domiciled in Ireland have implemented a sustainability-themed strategy, in a sign that responsible investment is going mainstream in the country.
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SDG tool highlights climate and ocean risks
07 November 2018A number of companies have scored badly for handling the negative impacts on certain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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EU committee votes to strengthen ESG disclosure proposal
06 November 2018An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has supported a beefed-up version of a Commission proposal on sustainability disclosure and investors' duties.
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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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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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Willis Towers Watson pension scheme to shift equities investments to ESG
31 October 2018Willis Towers Watson is to shift £740 million ($944 million) – half of the equities investments in its default master trust scheme – into environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies.
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Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative
31 October 2018More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".
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Exxon lawsuit represents 'turning point' for climate disclosure, says lawyer
31 October 2018An allegation of misleading disclosure of climate information is at the centre of a new lawsuit against ExxonMobil, which marks a 'turning point' for climate litigation, a lawyer said.
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Boston Common backs ‘blue economy’ finance principles
30 October 2018Boston Common Asset Management has added its name to the growing number of financial institutions that have endorsed a set of principles for investing to support the world’s oceans.
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Japan's GPIF reports improved ESG ratings for its equity portfolio
29 October 2018Japan's giant Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) said the companies in which it invests showed an improvement in their evaluations for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance in the 12 months to March 2018.