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This Week’s People Moves: ISSB Quorate with Hales and Jantzi Appointments
June 24, 2022ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including the ISSB, Hymans Robertson, 2DII, ACA Group, Edison, UKSIF and Util.
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This Week’s Fund News: JP Morgan Launches Climate Solutions ETF
June 24, 2022ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including JPMAM, Pictet AM, UK Investment Bank and LGT Capital Partners.
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Moody’s Finds ESG Risk Mitigation Delivers Higher Returns
June 23, 2022Controversial events can cause lasting damage to shareholder value, analysis suggests.
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Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target
June 23, 2022Stock exchanges’ listing rules putting investors at risk, new report finds. Global stock markets are financing companies which are sitting on three times more coal, oil and gas reserves than can be burned without breaking the 1.5°C Paris climate target,...
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Assets in European Impact Funds Double in One Year
June 23, 2022New ALFI/Morningstar study charts rising demand from low base, with new launches lagging.
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Draft EU Sustainability Reporting Standards too Detailed – GRI
June 22, 2022Current approach may result in less decision-useful information to investors, standards setter warns.
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Trustees Must Overcome Data Gaps to Report on Paris Alignment – UK DWP
June 21, 2022Amended guidance on disclosures gives pensions funds tools to manage risks and drive real-world decarbonisation.
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Mirova Targets EM Impact with SunFunder Acquisition
June 21, 2022Impact-focused manager expands in Africa and Asia, plans solar energy debt financing fund. Sustainable investment specialist Mirova has advanced its emerging markets strategy with the acquisition of SunFunder, a Kenyan private debt manager focused on renewable energy investments in...
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Key Role for Finance in Chinese Climate Adaptation Strategy
June 21, 2022New Climate Adaptation Strategy encourages financial institutions to innovate and expand solutions.
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LPFA ‘Dashboard’ Sheds Light on Responsible Investments
June 20, 2022UK LGPS’s investment in transparency reflects trend toward democratisation. A London pensions body with £6.9 billion of assets has become one of the first defined-benefit local government pension scheme funds to publish a breakdown of its equity holdings on its...
