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Japanese firms inaugurate TCFD consortium
28 May 2019A consortium of companies has been formed in Japan to help implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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People Moves: AP3, Candriam and ESMA
24 May 2019The 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.
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BlackRock says sustainability 'can no longer be ignored' in real assets
24 May 2019Sustainability concerns "can no longer be ignored" when it comes to investing in real estate and infrastructure, according to the world's biggest asset manager.
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BNP Paribas Asset Management includes Asia in tightened climate voting guidelines
22 May 2019BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP Paribas AM) has strengthened its climate voting guidelines and will also begin to apply them to Asia-based companies from 2020.
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ESG engagement really does work, say investors
20 May 2019Investors have proved that they have the power to bring about changes in company behaviour, when they engage with them on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and they even have the potential to influence national governments, a panel at an MSCI conference heard.
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ESG data must be forward-looking, say panellists
20 May 2019Investors must have forward-looking environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to be able to assess whether companies are able to tackle challenges they face during times of change, delegates at a conference of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) heard.
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People Moves: BNP Paribas Asset Management, Calvert, AllianzGI, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Kempen and EY
17 May 2019BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has announced Rob Gambi as global head of investments.
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BP climate resolution receives record investor support
16 May 2019Investor support for a BP climate shareholder resolution represents a new "global best", according to the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).
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Stephanie Sfakianos to leave BNP Paribas
15 May 2019Stephanie Sfakianos, head of sustainable capital markets, will depart from BNP Paribas.
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Barclays' Rhian-Mari Thomas to lead UK Green Finance Institute
15 May 2019Rhian-Mari Thomas, global head of green banking at Barclays and chair of the bank's Green Banking Council, has been selected to be the first CEO of the UK's planned Green Finance Institute.