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Investors name and shame 700 companies for poor environmental impact reporting
17 June 2019Investors with almost $10 trillion in assets have begun pushing more than 700 companies, including ExxonMobil, Amazon and Volvo, to disclose better environmental impact information.
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European alternatives managers top in ESG performance despite Asian, US improvement
11 June 2019European alternatives managers continue to lead the world in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, but Asia and the US are steadily improving, according to a new report from LGT Capital Partners.
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Candriam launches its first carbon-neutral investment fund
07 June 2019Candriam has launched a fund that will invest in global companies that provide long-term solutions to climate change, and will offset its emissions.
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Companies report $1trn at risk due to climate change
06 June 2019Some of the world's biggest companies have reported a total of almost $1 trillion in potential bottom line losses due to climate change, according to the CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project).
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Only 35% of global companies have carbon-reduction targets, says Refinitiv
05 June 2019A new report from data provider Refinitiv shows that 63% of global companies have policies in place to reduce emissions, but only 35% have reduction targets.
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Institutional investors call for sea change in fish farming
05 June 2019Climate change, pollution and antibiotic resistance could sink the fast-growing fish farming industry, the investor network FAIRR has warned.
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Lagos joins UN’s Financial Centres for Sustainability network
31 May 2019Lagos has joined the rapidly growing Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) network.
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STOXX expands its range of ESG-X Indexes
30 May 2019STOXX has expanded its range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed indexes.
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EIB partners with big name investors on clean energy fund
29 May 2019A €100 million ($111 million) investment fund that aims "to bring radically new clean energy technologies to the market" has been launched by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a private venture chaired by Bill Gates.
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Bonds round-up: KfW, Nordea, Indiana Finance Authority, Entra ASA, Atrium Ljungberg and more...
29 May 2019The German development bank has now issued 23 green bonds, from which it has raised almost $21 billion.