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Impact: Six areas to watch in 2021
07 January 2021A legal framework for impact, harmonisation of reporting frameworks and the rise of impact indexes could shape 2021, writes Michael Hurley
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UN's Principles for Responsible Banking tightens signatory scrutiny
17 July 2020Signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) have voted to establish a governance body to ensure effective implementation of the commitments, which could ultimately lead to laggards being thrown out.
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Legal Framework for Impact to fundamentally reshape finance, says Generation IM
26 May 2020The forthcoming Legal Framework for Impact "will fundamentally reshape the way finance and business is conducted in coming decades", according to Generation Investment Management.
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UNEP FI publishes 'groundbreaking' impact measurement tools
31 March 2020The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has launched a pair of tools to help the private sector better measure and manage the impact of its financing and business activities, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Database of tailings dams launched as investors up pressure on mining firms
24 January 2020A database of tailings dams has been launched that it is hoped will inform investor engagement and push mining companies to actively manage the risks of dams failing and causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities and the surrounding environment.
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FRR, Axa, Aviva, CNP join Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
27 November 2019Pension fund FRR and insurers Axa, Aviva and CNP have committed to make their investment portfolios carbon neutral by 2050.
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EU spawns global sustainable finance platform
18 October 2019The EU has launched an initiative to collaborate with other countries around the world on sustainable finance.
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Principles for Responsible Banking sets sights on 100 signatories
26 July 2019The final official Principles for Responsible Banking have been published, with the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) eyeing 100 signatories to the initiative by September.
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Global Commission on Adaptation urged to develop climate risk tools
22 July 2019The Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) has been urged to consider funding the development of climate data risk analysis tools for investors, in a report that says it could help solve one of the biggest barriers to investment in climate adaptation measures.
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Financial centres stunted by lack of green finance products, finds FC4S
21 March 2019A lack of green financial products has been identified as a key barrier to the growth of sustainable finance in some of the world’s largest financial centres.