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People Moves: Citi, BlackRock, ClientEarth
02 August 2019Eckhart retires from Citi, O'Flynn appointed BAI Head of Sustainable Investing and more
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Canadian securities regulators issue climate disclosure guidance
02 August 2019Canada’s securities regulators have published guidance to help companies improve their disclosure of material risks posed by climate change.
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Morgan Stanley Investment Management fund identifies plastics as engagement priority
02 August 2019The reduction of plastic waste has been identified as an engagement theme by the managers of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)’s Global Sustain fund.
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ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference 2019 - early bird ends this Friday
01 August 2019The fifth annual ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference will take place in New York on 17 September.
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BlackRock loses $90.4bn from failing to spot stranded asset risks, says IEEFA
01 August 2019The world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, has seen $90.4 billion knocked off the value of its listed equities holdings over the last decade because it failed to address stranded asset risk in the fossil fuel industry, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
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ESG data files - part 3: Ratings reports under the microscope
01 August 2019A look at how three of the biggest ESG raters rate three companies - Johnson & Johnson, Standard Chartered and BYD - reveals significant differences in the conclusions they reach. Graham Cooper reports
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Bonds round-up: EnBW, Hanwha Energy, Mitsui OSK Lines, Goldman Sachs ... and others
31 July 2019EnBW, Hanwha Energy, Mitsui OSK Lines, Goldman Sachs ... and others
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We want to use EU taxonomy but need company disclosure, says CPR
31 July 2019The CIO of a major European asset manager has signalled its intent to use the EU’s environmental taxonomy to assess the sustainability of its investment portfolio – but says the onus falls first on companies to disclose relevant information.
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Morgan Stanley launches impact portfolio assessment tool
31 July 2019Morgan Stanley has created a tool it claims is the first to evaluate environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing based on the individual impact preferences of its clients.
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Beef giant issues controversial Sustainable Transition Bond Framework
31 July 2019The world's second largest beef producer, Marfrig Global Foods, has issued a controversial Sustainable Transition Bond Framework for the purchase of cattle.