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MJ Hudson buys ESG consultancy Spring
17 July 2019Asset management adviser MJ Hudson has become the latest company to buy into the environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory space, having acquired specialist ESG consultancy and reporting firm Spring Associates Responsible Investment Service.
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London Stock Exchange Group buys Beyond Ratings
03 June 2019The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has bought Paris-based Beyond Ratings, but will scrap its acquisition's fledgling credit rating agency business to focus on its capabilities in environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.
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People moves: IOSCO, London Stock Exchange Group, Simmons & Simmons, UBS
19 October 2018Peter Damgaard Jensen has been appointed as co-organizer of the newly founded Global Commission on Adaptation. Damgaard Jensen also acts as CEO of Danish pension scheme PKA and chair of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), an investor association taking action to support a low-carbon future.
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Setting a European benchmark
10 September 2018The European Commission's bold proposals to reform benchmark regulation are designed to increase the flow of green finance and reduce the risk of 'greenwashing'. Michael Hurley asks why change is required
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Climate action 'could bring $26 trillion in economic benefits by 2030'
05 September 2018Bold action to address climate change can generate $26 trillion in economic benefits by 2030, according to a report which described action to address greenhouse gas emissions as "the growth story of the 21st century".
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€2.8bn infra fund attracts broad pension fund investment
29 December 2017Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has raised €2.8 billion ($3.35 billion) in a sixth close of its third energy fund, with investment largely from European pension funds.
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People Moves: LSEG, IIGCC, AWEA, HSBC
26 May 2017Kevin Bourne has stepped down as managing director and global head of database services at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to focus on another role at a company he founded called LCE Risk.
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LSEG calls for ESG disclosures reports alongside financial reports
09 February 2017The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has called on companies to report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the same way as traditional financial disclosures.
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EF BRIEFS: Cambridge University, Climate Bonds Initiative, LSE, European Parliament
23 November 2015Sandrine Dixson-Declève, director of the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership, has called on European leaders to end fossil fuel subsidies and invest in renewables or face become increasingly uncompetitive.
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Green bond comment, October
28 October 2015A series of chunky issues have provided a welcome boost the green bond market in recent weeks.