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KKR Global Impact fund snaps up stake in Spanish training firm
31 July 2020Private equity firm KKR has acquired a majority stake in a Spanish vocational training company as part of its Global Impact fund.
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BlueOrchard sees strong H1 despite Covid-19
30 July 2020Impact investment manager BlueOrchard has reported a strong first-half performance, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Bank of America becomes third US lender to join carbon accounting initiative
30 July 2020Bank of America (BoA) has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), the third major US lender to join the initiative in the past week, as pressure builds on financial institutions to tackle the emissions of their lending and investment portfolios.
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No banks are outstanding at ESG, study finds
30 July 2020A study of 30 leading banks concluded that not one warranted being classified as 'outstanding' when it comes to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
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ESG's negative impact on returns - myth or reality?
30 July 2020A growing number of insurers have announced new or upgraded sustainable investment strategies in recent years. JP Morgan Asset Management and Environmental Finance's sister publication Insurance Asset Risk have joined forces to investigate the drivers behind insurers' sustainable strategies. Vincent Huck reports on the high-level key findings
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Strong ESG performance improves bond resilience, says MSCI
29 July 2020Bonds from companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance showed more resilience than other corporate bonds during the first six months of this year, according to MSCI.
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COVID-19 & green finance: What next?
In this feature article, Mark Oliphant of The International Stock Exchange Group goes from Brexit and through COVID-19 to explore the impact so far on, and the prospects for the future of, green finance and the wider sustainable investing market.
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UK pension fund shifts half its assets amid tightened climate policy
29 July 2020UK pension fund Nest has strengthened its climate change policy as it targets net-zero carbon emission by 2050, divesting from coal and other controversial fossil fuels and diverting almost half its assets to 'green' investments.
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Gender investing 'key to Covid-19 recovery', say experts
29 July 2020Female-led projects are key to rebuilding following the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a panel discussion hosted by the Impact Investing Institute.
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Short selling can be effective ESG impact tool, says AIMA
29 July 2020Short selling can be an "effective tool" to mitigate carbon risks and can incentivise companies to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, but data providers and regulators must also play their part, said a leading trade association.