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Investors "need to work out what good looks like" to have racial equity impact
01 September 2020Janus Henderson has said that as social issues such as racial equity rise up the agenda for impact investors, there is increasingly a need for them to "work out what good looks like" in this area.
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US impact manager launched to target racial and gender 'justice'
28 August 2020An investment manager focused on investing to deliver social justice in the areas of racial and gender equality has been launched to tap into what it says is increased investor interest in the area.
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Water risk is accelerating cases of 'drying' or 'drowning' assets
27 August 2020The announcement of 'stranded' assets created by rising water risk is growing, environmental not-for-profit CDP says, with examples of these 'drying' or 'drowning' assets accumulating rapidly, but awareness and disclosure remains lamentably low.
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Carney to lead Brookfield's ESG and impact strategy
26 August 2020Mark Carney has been appointed vice chair and head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact fund investing at Canadian alternative investment firm Brookfield Asset Management.
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ASI unveils Asian equity fund 'aligned to' SDGs
26 August 2020UK-based Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched an Asian Sustainable Development Equity Fund it says is 'aligned to' the UNSustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Develop principles to govern digital finance and SDGs, UN told
26 August 2020The UN has been urged to help develop a set of principles to advance technology's role in closing the financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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HSBC and Pollination form 'world's largest natural capital manager'
26 August 2020HSBC Global Asset Management and investment firm Pollination Group have entered into a joint venture agreement to establish HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management.
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Healthcare, social housing spur outperformance - Tribe Impact Capital
24 August 2020Impact investments in UK social housing, healthcare and sustainable food production saw Tribe Impact Capital outperform its benchmark in the midst of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, in the first six months of 2020.
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Covid spotlights need for progress on impact measurement - IDB Invest
21 August 2020The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have demonstrated the need for impact investors to allocate more resources to developing a stringent impact measurement and management approach, according to IDB Invest.
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Kommuninvest prepares social impact loans, eyes social bond
20 August 2020Sweden's Kommuninvest has established a 'committee on social sustainability' to examine applications for loans for investments in housing, healthcare, sports, education and culture.