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People moves: AIG hires first chief sustainability officer
26 July 2019AIG has appointed Jennifer Waldner to the newly created role of chief sustainability officer to lead the development and implementation of the company’s sustainability strategy.
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Almost 60% of hedge fund managers don't consider ESG, BarclayHedge
26 July 2019An overwhelming 59% of hedge fund managers do not consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when selecting equities for their portfolios, according to a survey by BarclayHedge.
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Principles for Responsible Banking sets sights on 100 signatories
26 July 2019The final official Principles for Responsible Banking have been published, with the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) eyeing 100 signatories to the initiative by September.
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Truvalue integrates final SASB framework into ESG data reporting
25 July 2019US-based artificial intelligence (AI) driven data provider Truvalue Labs has grown its environmental, social and governance (ESG) data offerings to include the integration of the final codified Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) reporting framework.
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M&G launches ESG emerging markets bond fund
25 July 2019M&G Investments has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed fund that will invest in emerging market corporate bonds.
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Goldman Sachs launches Sustainable Finance Group
25 July 2019Goldman Sachs has formed the Sustainable Finance Group to offer opportunities in sustainable growth to its clients as it becomes more prominent with investors and companies alike.
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Bonds round-up: KfW, San Francisco BART, California, Meidensha, Welltower
24 July 2019KfW, San Francisco BART, California, Meidensha, Welltower
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Moody's snaps up climate risk data firm
24 July 2019Credit rating agency Moody's has snapped up a majority stake in climate risk data firm Four Twenty Seven, as the wave of consolidation in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector gathers pace.
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'Sustainable development' to be part of all Lombard Odier products
24 July 2019Lombard Odier will factor 'sustainable development' into all of its products over the next two years.
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BNP signs £50m sustainability-linked loan for housing association
24 July 2019BNP Paribas has announced its fourth sustainability-linked loan of the year. The interest rate on the five-year £50 million ($62 million) revolving credit facility for UK housing association Optivo will be determined by the organisation's success in meeting certain social impact goals.
- NZBA has little impact on decarbonisation, ECB paper says
- SLB step-ups a long way from being financially punitive, says Barclays
- Oil and gas giants' climate opacity keeps investors in the dark, CA100+ assessments show
- Tesla and General Motors face deep sea mining shareholder resolutions
- Sustainability-linked bond issuance limps into 2024
- L&Q faces SLB coupon 'step-up' on target miss
- EU rowback on agricultural policy 'irresponsible', say investors
- Morningstar launches innovative transition indexes
- EU releases biodiversity risk assessment framework
- 'Plenty of opportunity for us to show what good nature investments look like'