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Schroders, Big Society Capital target £100m social impact IPO
23 November 2020Schroder Big Society Impact Trust aims to raise £100 million ($134 million) from an initial public offering (IPO) for a first-of-its-kind social impact investment trust it hopes will eventually grow to £500 million in size.
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SSE bows to investor pressure to publish first Just Transition strategy
19 November 2020Energy utility SSE has published what it says is the first company Just Transition plan, following pressure from investors to spell out how it plans to support employees, consumers and its supply chain as it cuts its emissions to net zero by 2050.
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Impact part of pension trustees' fiduciary duty, says coal pensions CIO
18 November 2020Managing a pensions investment portfolio in line with environmental and social impact considerations can be part of trustees' fiduciary duty, Michael Hurley reports
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Zurich Insurance moves to non-financial impact targets
17 November 2020Zurich Insurance Group has removed monetary targets from its impact strategy, as it passed a goal it previously set itself to invest $5 billion in impact instruments.
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KKR Global Impact invests in 'sustainable' packaging
16 November 2020KKR's impact investing strategy has invested in CMC Machinery, a manufacturer of packaging it says reduces consumption of materials compared with conventional practices.
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M&G launches climate-focused equity impact fund
16 November 2020M&G Investments has launched an equity fund that targets positive climate impact alongside financial returns.
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GIIN opens consultation on impact comparison methodology
13 November 2020The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has requested comments on its methodology for standardising and comparing the positive and negative impact of investments.
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Sustainalytics unveils impact measurement
13 November 2020Sustainalytics has launched a product it says enables investors to better measure the positive and negative environmental and social impact of their portfolios.
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Jupiter AM: a transition bond label is unnecessary
12 November 2020ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference: The 'transition' bond label is an unnecessary departure from the green bond model honed over recent years, attendees of Environmental Finance's virtual conference heard.
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Sustainable energy fund prepares £400m IPO
12 November 2020VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, a closed-ended investment company focused on making sustainable energy infrastructure investments, has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering of shares on the London Stock Exchange.