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Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
29 September 2015Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.
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FTSE creates indexes to exclude coal
30 July 2015FTSE Russell has extended its range of fossil-fuel free indexes with a new series excluding coal and mining firms, as the divestment movement gathers pace.
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FTSE Russell and Johannesburg Stock Exchange to create new ESG indexes
03 June 2015A new environmental, social and governance (ESG) index series will be created through a collaboration between London-based global index provider FTSE Russell and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
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Climate Change Capital spins out private equity arm
06 March 2015Climate Change Capital (CCC) is spinning out its €200 million ($221 million) private equity arm into a standalone venture.
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Rating agencies are 'not adequately taking ESG into account'
06 February 2014Credit rating agencies are currently failing to adequately take account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, a conference heard, with some market participants rating their performance as just three out of 10.
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$1.8bn coalition to divest from fossil fuels, reinvest in clean-tech
31 January 2014A coalition of philanthropic funds managing a combined $1.8 billion of assets committed to divest from fossil fuels and increase investments in "the clean energy economy", in the latest sign that the stranded assets movement is gaining momentum.