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Financiers praise 'Positive Impact' Principles
30 January 2017The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were hailed as "an important step in ... overcoming the funding gap for sustainable development" at their launch today in Paris.
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Oekom launches ESG impact assessment service
30 January 2017Oekom Research, a German sustainability ratings agency, has expanded its range of services to help investors better understand the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of their investment decisions.
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Rising tide of ESG regulation highlighted in new report
26 January 2017There is rising tide of environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations globally, according to a new report by Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). However, more needs to be done to improve weak implementation of these policies.
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Zurich invests €100m in local German sustainability bond
26 January 2017Zurich Insurance Group's German operation has invested €100 million ($107 million) in 'sustainability bonds' issued by the province of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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EF BRIEFS: Repower; Inspired Evolution; Burj Capital; Forest expansion
25 January 2017Swiss renewable energy company Repower has issued two green Schuldscheine, totalling €50 million, ($54 million) to refinance part of its project portfolio. They are said to be the first such instruments from a Swiss company.
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Australian banks shine in RobecoSAM ratings
24 January 2017Just six financial institutions have been awarded 'gold stars' in RobecoSAM's 2017 Sustainability Yearbook, and three of them were Australian banks.
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FRR awards €5 billion ESG mandates
24 January 2017French pension fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has selected three asset managers to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its €5 billion ($5.4 bllion) socially responsible equity strategy.
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Californian insurers' $521bn in fossil fuel assets revealed
24 January 2017Insurers operating in California have $521bn invested in fossil fuel-related securities, according to the state's insurance commissioner Dave Jones.
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Pimco launches global ESG investment platform
19 January 2017Asset manager Pimco has launched a dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) global investment platform, offering a range of fixed-income solutions to investors.
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SDGs could create $12 trillion of additional value, say business chiefs
17 January 2017Aligning business models with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could yield economic opportunities worth $12 trillion a year by 2030, according to an international group of CEOs and civil society leaders.