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Upgrading ESG
08 March 2017Are credit ratings subprime when it comes to integrating ESG risks, asks Hamza Ali
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TCFD could help companies deal with first mover risk when it comes to climate disclosure
03 March 2017The Financial Stability Board's Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendation that companies should use scenario analyses in their reporting could reduce the competitive risks attached to revealing strategically sensitive data.
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Insurers and ESG investment: the bleeding edge?
27 February 2017Responsible investing is increasingly mentioned in the investment process, and insurers certainly wear their ESG principles as a badge of honour. But, despite the talk, does ESG really influence investment policy? Sarfraz Thind reports
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MSCI, Citigroup and UNEP FI speakers confirmed for water conference
24 February 2017Representatives from the London Stock Exchange, MSCI, Citigroup, Amundi, Environmental Agency Pension Fund, UNEP FI, SABMiller and the University of Oxford have joined the list of speakers confirmed to appear at Environmental Finance's Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability conference in London.
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UN climate chief calls on finance sector to show sustainability leadership
23 February 2017The finance industry should adopt a leading role in promoting sustainable development, according to the head of the UN's office on climate change.
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Sandor reflects on development of environmental markets
22 February 2017Richard Sandor, a pioneer of environmental markets, has published a collection of articles recounting the development of carbon trading in the US, Europe and China and similar markets for combatting acid rain and improving water quality.
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China dominates new Clean200 list ahead of US
22 February 2017Companies based in China form over a third of an updated list of 200 clean energy companies compiled by Canadian research firm Corporate Knights and US non-profit As You Sow.
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HSBC tightens policy on palm oil financing
21 February 2017HSBC has pledged to tighten its policy on financing palm oil companies, to help improve the sustainability of the industry.
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Nigeria to hold green bond summit
21 February 2017Nigeria is set to hold a green bond summit at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on 23 February, where the government hopes to speak with investors about its first green offering.
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Zurich chooses Columbia Threadneedle to manage ESG equity strategy
21 February 2017Swiss insurer Zurich's German business has appointed Columbia Threadneedle Investments to manage its new European equity environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.