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BIS: Paris-aligned passive portfolios 'easy' to construct
17 December 2021Passive investors can reduce their carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals with "relative ease"...
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Amazon faces first US tax transparency shareholder filing
17 December 2021Online retailing giant Amazon is facing calls to disclose its global tax practices, after three institutional investors and a leading proxy advisor backed the first US tax transparency shareholder resolution.
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'Stagnant' asset manager ESG voting record in 2021
16 December 2021The voting performance on environmental and social shareholder resolutions for the largest asset managers was "stagnant" in 2021, according to ShareAction,...
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Schroders launches food, water and climate funds
14 December 2021Schroders has launched two listed equities funds, focusing on climate change and food & water, respectively.
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AustralianSuper under climate pressure over Vanguard fund investment
03 December 2021AUD244 billion ($173 billion) pension fund AustralianSuper is facing pressure over the climate risk it is exposed to through the AUD1.4 billion held in Vanguard index funds.
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Investor welcome for Shell exit from Cambo oil project
03 December 2021Oil supermajor Shell has backed out of investing in the Cambo oilfield project in Scotland in a move described as a "deathblow" for the controversial project...
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$10trn asset owner alliance urges blended climate finance push
29 November 2021The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged development finance institutions (DFIs) to better use public-private finance partnerships...
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A third of funds claim ESG characteristics, according to SFDR filings
25 November 2021Swiss firm Pictet Asset Management managed more than a tenth of total 'Article 9' fund assets in the EU during the first half of 2021, according to a report...
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Pensioenfonds Detailhandel allocates €3bn to SDG bond fund
24 November 2021Pensioenfonds Detailhandel has allocated €3 billion to an impact-focused credit index...
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HSBC, Euronext launch 'first' biodiversity equity index
23 November 2021HSBC and European stock exchange operator Euronext have launched a biodiversity-screened equity index series.