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Exclusive: IFC to integrate ESG into underwriter selection process
05 June 2020The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has become the first green and social bond issuer to formally integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its underwriter selection process.
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£30bn pension fund hails 'successful' year of ESG progress
05 June 2020Brunel Pension Partnership has lauded its progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in its inaugural responsible investment and stewardship outcomes report.
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TPG Rise Fund invests in US financial inclusion startup
05 June 2020Mobile banking company Varo Money has closed a $241 million funding round, which included investment from TPG's Rise Fund.
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HSBC launches 'next generation' sustainable equity ETFs
05 June 2020HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) has launched three sustainable equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) targeting firms with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores that are transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
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Impax hails record inflows
04 June 2020Impax Asset Management shrugged off the shock from the Covid-19 Pandemic, reporting record inflows in its half-yearly results.
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Fidelity launches trio of ESG ETFs
04 June 2020Fidelity International is to extend its 'sustainable' range of funds, with the launch of three actively managed, exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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SoftBank to launch $100m fund to invest in 'people of colour'
04 June 2020SoftBank plans to launch a $100 million fund to invest in "companies led by founders and entrepreneurs of colour", it said in a note to employees.
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Significant variance in Asian company ESG data disclosure
04 June 2020Public disclosure of key environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics among Asian firms varies significantly by country of origin, a database launched by HSBC has revealed.
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Blended finance fund invests $40m in forests and agriculture
04 June 2020&Green Fund has agreed a combined $40 million in loans to implement sustainable palm oil production and "low-emissions" agriculture practices.
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InvestEco raises CAD100m for sustainable food fund
04 June 2020InvestEco Capital has raised CAD100 million ($74 million) at final close of its third 'sustainable' food impact fund.
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