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The ESG data files, part six: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward
18 November 2019Requests for strategic information about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change have proved a step too far for many. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report
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LeapFrog – targeting the emerging consumer
21 October 2019How does the world's biggest private equity impact specialist invest? Joe Walsh reports
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Investing in the oceans
21 October 2019Investors targeting SDG14 – life below water – can find themselves fishing in murky waters, writes Joe Walsh
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People Moves: Moody's, First State, Cyan, Goldman Sachs
18 October 2019Martina Macpherson has joined Moody’s Investment Service Assessments (MISA), as it looks to increase the number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data products it offers.
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NGFS publishes portfolio management guide for central banks
18 October 2019The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has published a portfolio management guide for central banks.
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Central banks should remove market neutrality, says CBI
17 October 2019Central banks are being recommended to remove their doctrine of market neutrality in order to tackle climate change risks, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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UN's GISD aim 'to free up trillions of dollars' for SDGs
17 October 2019The UN's Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance held its first meeting as it looks to 'free up trillions of dollars' from the private sector to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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ESG adoption declines amid concerns of its merits, RBC survey
16 October 2019The rate of investors adopting environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their strategies has declined over the last year, according to a survey by Royal Bank of Canada General Asset Management (RBC GAM). RBC GAM also found investors who were unsure of the ability of ESG adoption to manage risk rose as did the percentage of those who believed an ESG strategy would perform worse than a non-ESG one.
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Enel's sustainability-linked bonds to be first of many, says Moody's
16 October 2019Moody's believes Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-linked bonds, such as Enel's recent €2.5 billion ($2.8 billion) issue, will become more common as investors are increasingly interested in issuers' overall sustainability credentials.
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Environmental groups target US corporates for climate change action
16 October 2019Eleven environmental groups have sent an open letter to the CEOs of US businesses urging them to step up their action on climate change.