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Truvalue integrates final SASB framework into ESG data reporting
25 July 2019US-based artificial intelligence (AI) driven data provider Truvalue Labs has grown its environmental, social and governance (ESG) data offerings to include the integration of the final codified Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) reporting framework.
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M&G launches ESG emerging markets bond fund
25 July 2019M&G Investments has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed fund that will invest in emerging market corporate bonds.
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Goldman Sachs launches Sustainable Finance Group
25 July 2019Goldman Sachs has formed the Sustainable Finance Group to offer opportunities in sustainable growth to its clients as it becomes more prominent with investors and companies alike.
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ESG data files - part 3: ESG rating providers
25 July 2019As ESG ratings become embedded in mainstream investment decision making, they are attracting criticism. Is it justified, asks Peter Cripps.
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Bonds round-up: KfW, San Francisco BART, California, Meidensha, Welltower
24 July 2019KfW, San Francisco BART, California, Meidensha, Welltower
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Moody's snaps up climate risk data firm
24 July 2019Credit rating agency Moody's has snapped up a majority stake in climate risk data firm Four Twenty Seven, as the wave of consolidation in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector gathers pace.
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'Sustainable development' to be part of all Lombard Odier products
24 July 2019Lombard Odier will factor 'sustainable development' into all of its products over the next two years.
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BNP signs £50m sustainability-linked loan for housing association
24 July 2019BNP Paribas has announced its fourth sustainability-linked loan of the year. The interest rate on the five-year £50 million ($62 million) revolving credit facility for UK housing association Optivo will be determined by the organisation's success in meeting certain social impact goals.
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‘Watershed moment’ for NGFS as international standard setters join
24 July 2019The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) have agreed to become observers of the Central Banks and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).
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SAM launches green bond fund to 'complete' sustainability range
23 July 2019Santander Asset Management (SAM) has launched a green bond fund to 'complete' its sustainable investment funds range.