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Tideline launches impact verification business
02 October 2020US-based consultancy Tideline has launched BlueMark, a separate business to provide 'verification' of investors' claims of positive impact.
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Dutch impact investor raises €55m for second fund
02 October 2020Social Impact Ventures has raised €55 million ($64 million) at first close of its second impact fund and has rebranded as Rubio Impact Ventures.
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Large numbers of Europe-listed companies 'less than 1% aligned' with EU taxonomy
01 October 2020About 77% of a sample of 75 Europe-listed companies have an 'alignment level' with the EU's taxonomy of sustainable activities that is equal to or lower than 1%, according to a study by ISS ESG and German thinktank adelphi.
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BNP raises €80m for private equity impact fund
28 September 2020The alternatives investment arm of BNP Paribas has raised €80 million ($93 million) at first close of a private equity fund of funds that will target measurable positive impact alongside financial returns.
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European Commission plans to create sustainability database
25 September 2020An EU-wide platform that would provide investors with "seamless access" to financial and sustainability-related information on companies has been made a key part of the EU's plans to deepen the European single market.
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Enel, Pimco launch CFO principles for SDGs
24 September 2020Pimco and Enel have helped launch a set of principles designed to drive increased corporate investment in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Biodiversity impact measurement tool for investors to be created
23 September 2020Four French asset managers have issued a mandate to develop a tool to help investors integrate nature and biodiversity considerations into their decision making.
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Big four accountancy firms agree universal ESG disclosure framework
22 September 2020A set of 'universal' environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessment criteria has been published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the 'big four' accountancy firms.
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SEBI sets up Indian social stock exchange 'technical group'
22 September 2020The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has established a 'technical group' to develop a national social stock exchange, that will enable for-profit and non-profit investors to allocate to social impact opportunities.
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Citi's $150m impact fund makes first investments
21 September 2020US bank Citi has made the first commitments via its $150 million impact fund, in businesses that provide services for affordable housing, female employment, 3D printing and renewable fuels.