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Moody's: Plastics manufacturers face 'moderate' risk to credit ratings
01 May 2020Increased regulation poses a risk to the credit quality of plastic packaging manufacturers in the next five years, according to a report from Moody's Investors Service.
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People Moves, 1 May; Wells Fargo, Newton Investment Management, The Conduit Investment Advisors, ING, State Street, Mirova, Quilter Investors
01 May 2020Wells Fargo AM appoints sustainable investing heads
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NGOs call on EU to scrap banking contract with BlackRock
29 April 2020An open letter from 92 NGOs and civil society organisations has called for the cancellation of a contract between BlackRock and the EU Commission that will see it advise on environmental regulations for the banking sector.
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ShareAction: Banks 'tinkering around the edges' in response to climate change
28 April 2020Danske Bank and Intesa Sanpaolo have been named as the 'laggards' of the biggest European banks when it comes tackling climate change.
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NYC pension fund calls on insurers to divest from coal
27 April 2020The New York City Comptroller, who oversees the city's $218 billion pension fund, has called on three major US insurers to stop insuring and divest from coal.
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Warning about climate risks in US Fed's Covid-19 bail-out package
24 April 2020A letter signed by eight Democratic senators has called on the US Federal Reserve to incorporate climate risks in its massive coronavirus bailout.
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Solactive and ISS ESG extend climate benchmarks into fixed income
23 April 2020German index provider Solactive has extended its set of climate benchmarks to include fixed income, in collaboration with data provider ISS ESG.
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KGAL: Pandemic beneficial for renewables sector
23 April 2020Renewable energy could be facing a renewed boom thanks to its resilience in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, one private equity investor has claimed.
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Japanese researchers publish transition taxonomy guidelines
23 April 2020Japanese researchers have published draft guidelines on how to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Morningstar takes full control of Sustainalytics
21 April 2020Financial services firm Morningstar has agreed to buy the 60% of Sustainalytics that it does not already own, in a deal that values the ESG research and ratings provider at €170 million ($184 million).