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Five key reasons to invest in the SDGs
13 October 2017There are five key reasons why investors should embrace the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a report argues.
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Asset manager plans shareholder resolutions on methane
04 October 2017An engagement initiative on methane has been launched, targeting the 2018 proxy voting season.
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Investors plan GHG engagement campaign with large emitters
27 September 2017A call to arms went out to investors today to join a new initiative that aims to engage with the 100 biggest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting companies globally.
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Figueres throws down climate gauntlet to PRI
27 September 2017Christiana Figueres threw down a climate gauntlet to signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) by challenging them to put 1% of their assets into clean energy or clean tech by 2020.
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UK bids to consolidate 'leadership' in green finance
18 September 2017The UK government has announced a taskforce of senior financiers to help accelerate the growth of green finance – a field in which it claims the UK already enjoys global leadership.
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BlackRock and Aviva Investors to speak at Green Equities 2017 conference
25 August 2017Big hitters including Aviva Investors' Steve Waygood and John McKinley, director of the impact investing arm of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, have added their names to the stellar line-up of speakers at Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Equities 2017 conference.
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ESG can't stand still in a changing world
23 August 2017Technological developments, such as the rise of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the growing risk of cyber attacks, are relevant to ESG, argues Fiona Reynolds
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Union Investment grows sustainable funds to €30bn
26 July 2017German investment manager Union Investment has grown the assets in its sustainable funds to €30 billion ($34.9 billion), an increase of about €9 billion on 2016.
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Oil & gas companies risk $2.3trn in stranded assets
21 June 2017$2.3 trillion of future upstream investments by 69 oil & gas companies is at risk of becoming stranded assets, according to a new report by Carbon Tracker Initiative and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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PRI partners with CFA on mapping ESG best practice
23 May 2017The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute have collaborated to produce a global study of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice within the investment management sector.