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  • Solactive invests in European advisory firm Minerva

    28 May 2019

    German index provider Solactive has made an equity investment in proxy voting and investment advisory firm Minerva.

  • Japanese firms inaugurate TCFD consortium

    28 May 2019

    A consortium of companies has been formed in Japan to help implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • WCI carbon market update, 27 May 2019

    28 May 2019

    The May auctions were significantly oversubscribed, but the price of California Carbon Allowances slipped back last week, says Nicolas Girod*.

  • Straight exclusion funds should not be labelled sustainable, argues Robeco

    28 May 2019

    Funds that look to improve their sustainability credentials merely by excluding companies from investment “should be a thing of the past”, according to Robeco.

  • EU sets date for publication of sustainability taxonomy

    28 May 2019

    The European Commission will on 18 June publish final reports on the EU sustainability taxonomy and green bond standards, and an interim report on climate-related benchmark indexes.

  • A telco's take on sustainability

    24 May 2019

    Telefónica, which recently issued a green bond, explains its approach to responsible network deployment and climate change mitigation

  • People Moves: AP3, Candriam and ESMA

    24 May 2019

    The Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3), with SEK340.7 billion ($35.64 billion) of assets under management, has appointed Pablo Bernengo as its chief investment officer.

  • 'Prepare for abrupt repricing’ of climate risks in sovereign bonds

    24 May 2019

    Climate risk is underestimated as a risk factor by investors in sovereign bonds, who should prepare for the possibility of “an eventual abrupt repricing of environmental risks, including climate risks”, according to the findings of a major study.

  • BlackRock says sustainability 'can no longer be ignored' in real assets

    24 May 2019

    Sustainability concerns "can no longer be ignored" when it comes to investing in real estate and infrastructure, according to the world's biggest asset manager.

  • BNP Paribas launches first circular economy ETF

    23 May 2019

    BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has launched what they believe to be the first circular economy exchange traded fund (ETF).