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Use our Taxonomy as a framework for economic recovery, urges EU's TEG
27 April 2020Policy makers and the private sector have been urged to use the tools developed as part of the EU's sustainable finance action plan to guide the rebuilding of economy following the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
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S&P Dow Jones launches Paris-aligned index family
21 April 2020S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched a family of climate-focused European indexes which are consistent with the specifications of the EU technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) report.
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FTSE Russell to launch climate government bond index
28 June 2019FTSE Russell will next month launch what it believes to be the first sovereign bond index to specifically integrate climate risk considerations, in what is set to be its first venture since buying data and analysis firm Beyond Ratings.
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People Moves: Natixis, Wells Fargo Asset Management, Schroders, PIMCO, Truvalue Labs, MSCI, SASB, Boston Trust and Walden, ANZ and Swiss Association for Responsible Investment
15 February 2019Harald Walkate has been appointed as Natixis Investment Managers' first head of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ESG.
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CBA, Samsung and Bayer dropped from DJSI World index
13 September 2018S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM have excluded Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Samsung Electronics and healthcare company Bayer from the widely-followed Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World).
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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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Trucost launches SDG Evaluation Tool
10 May 2018Trucost has launched an evaluation tool to help companies identify business risks and opportunities aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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World’s largest pension fund prepares first ESG report
08 May 2018The world’s largest pension fund plans to publish its first ever report on the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on its investments, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Trucost expands coverage of Japanese firms
10 April 2018Environmental data and analysis firm Trucost has extended its coverage of the Japanese market to include more than 1,500 companies.
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ISS expands ESG offering with Oekom acquisition
15 March 2018Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has continued to build out its capabilities in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) data arena, with the acquisition of Oekom Research, arguably the last of the independent second party opinion providers in the green bond market.