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27 CEOs back TCFD recommendations
21 April 201727 CEOs from major corporations have committed to implement the draft recommendations laid out by the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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TRIG to expand into battery storage assets with £50m share raise
23 March 2017The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) is looking to raise £50 million ($62.4 million) through issuing new shares as it is set to help it acquire its first battery storage asset.
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TCFD: A full disclosure
20 March 2017Will the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report change the landscape for investors, asks Hamza Ali
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Malaysian asset manager launches shariah-compliant ESG fund
13 March 2017A Malaysian asset manager has partnered with Arabesque Asset Management to launch what they claim is the first 'shariah-compliant' environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused fund.
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UK pensions face biggest ESG risk from climate change
21 February 2017Physical climate change risks caused by energy use and greenhouse gas emissions have an effect on more industries than any other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issue in a typical UK pension scheme's defined-contribution (DC) default fund portfolio, according to a new report
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GRI teams up with IIRC on integrated reporting
16 January 2017The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have teamed-up, in a move designed to harmonise their sustainable reporting models.
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ERAFP selects asset managers for €350m of funds
11 January 2017The French public services additional pension scheme (ERAFP) has awarded two private equity mandates with a combined value of approximately €350 million ($370.5 million), which will be in fitting with the firm's low-carbon socially responsible investing (SRI) approach.
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Companies take $14bn hit from water problems in 2016, CDP finds
18 November 2016The value of water-related financial impacts borne by companies soared to $14 billion last year, up from $2.6 billion the previous year.
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EF BRIEFS: Energy efficient projects dominate RGGI investments; TRIG,
28 September 2016Most of the $1.37 billion of proceeds from the quarterly auctions of emission allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) market have been invested in energy efficiency projects, according to the body that administers the market.
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Meehan steps down at GRI
08 July 2016Michael Meehan has stepped down as CEO of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), with immediate effect - just days ahead of the closing of a consultation period on its latest set of standards.