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  • CCLA: Clients would be 'surprised' by some of our holdings

    02 August 2022

    Some of the holdings of Churches, Charities and Local Authorities (CCLA) Investment Management might not be those expected of a responsible investor, an executive has said.

  • Microsoft makes $50m investment in sustainability firm

    23 July 2020

    Tech giant Microsoft has invested $50 million in Energy Impact Partners, a venture capital firm with focus on the sustainable energy transition.

  • RepRisk to integrate SASB framework

    08 May 2019

    Zurich-based RepRisk is the latest company to apply the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board’s (SASB) framework on financial materiality to its risk management and compliance products and services.

  • Building green warehouses - a new frontier for Asia

    Green warehouses – which use a variety of climate-friendly approaches to reduce energy use and waste – are set to play a very significant role in both the greening of Asia's building and also in green finance.

  • SASB launches its standards

    09 November 2018

    The Sustainability Accountability Standards Board (SASB), one of major reporting bodies, has published its sustainability standards, at a time when environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is gaining momentum.

  • Investors and businesses call on Trump to back Paris Agreement

    15 March 2017

    Allianz, CalPERS and CalSTRS are among 1,000 investors and businesses to sign a statement calling for Donald Trump's administration to honour the Paris climate agreement.

  • Profile: Brown Advisory Large-Cap Sustainable Growth Strategy

    12 January 2016

    Having an environmental strategy can give stocks the edge, Karina Funk tells Peter Cripps

  • US investors join business call for action on climate change

    12 June 2013

    US pension funds and investment firms have signed a declaration calling for US politicians to "seize the economic opportunity" of addressing climate change.