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Danone 'paves the way' for linking ESG with traditional financing
21 February 2018An agreement to link Danone's €2 billion ($2.5 billion) syndicated credit facility with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria has been hailed as "the future of banking".
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89% of PRI signatories have dialogue on ESG issues
20 February 201889% of signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report some kind of engagement on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, reflecting the growth of 'active ownership'.
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HLEG proposals embraced in overhaul of European transparency code
19 February 2018The terms of a Europe-wide "passport for SRI funds" have been updated to align with the recommendations of the EU Commission's High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG).
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Top 10 ESG pinch points outlined by Sustainalytics
19 February 2018The 10 biggest environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks for investors have been flagged by Sustainalytics, which warned that some are expected "to reach a tipping point in 2018".
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'Sustainable returns come from sustainable investing', says Ambienta
19 February 2018European private equity firm Ambienta is seeing its sustainable investment strategies bear fruit 10 years after their launch.
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Largest 200 clean energy companies best fossil fuel benchmark by 16%
19 February 2018The world's 200 largest publicly listed companies by total clean energy revenues outperformed their industry benchmark by 16.4% over the last 18 months, according to the latest Carbon Clean 200 list.
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Norway oil fund plots path to divestment
16 February 2018Norway's finance ministry has set up an expert group to explore radical changes to the way it invests in energy stocks through its $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, including abandoning investments in oil and gas companies.
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Combining factor investing and ESG is "most important trend in asset management"
16 February 2018Combining factor investing and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is one of the most important trends in asset management, MSCI argues.
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Best performing funds of 2017: Pictet Global Environmental Opportunities
16 February 2018A dramatic change in fortunes last year swept Pictet's Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) fund to the top of Morningstar's table of best performing 'ecology' funds.
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BlackRock: 'Why wouldn't you look at ESG?'
15 February 2018As the availability of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data grows exponentially, the question investors should ask is 'why wouldn't you look at these factors?' rather than 'why would you?', a BlackRock executive said.