News
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New Guidance on Net Zero Infrastructure Assets
June 17, 2022IIGCC provides framework to investors for decarbonising “critical asset class”.
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Investors Must Wade in on Water Pollution – EdenTree
June 17, 2022Utilities would welcome greater engagement, claims UK asset manager, as they seek to improve water quality in English and Welsh rivers.
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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Persefoni Launches New Climate Accounting Modules
June 17, 2022ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Persefoni, ISS ESG, BNPP AM, Ortec Finance, ESG Book, MSCI, SIX, Urgentem and Likvidi.
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This Week’s Fund News: Varma Backs BlackRock’s Paris-Aligned Bond ETF
June 17, 2022ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including BlackRock, Invesco, Franklin Templeton, SUSI Partners, AXA IM Alts, Octopus, KGAL and M&G.
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Basel Committee Issues Principles for Managing Climate Risks
June 16, 2022Principles for banks and financial supervisors aim to strike balance between improving practices and providing common baseline.
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Impact Will Have its Place in ISSB Reporting – IOSCO Chair
June 16, 2022UN SDGs’ 2030 deadline driving impact focus, but social measurement and reporting remain a “heavy lift”.
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Energy Security Concerns to Drive Renewables Investment Surge
June 16, 2022Energy developers and storage companies in focus as demand for renewables is set to increase across Europe, says new research. Renewables could account for nearly 70% of electricity production across the UK and European Union by 2030 as the region’s...
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Australia Steps up Fight Against Fund Greenwashing
June 15, 2022Being ‘true to label’ is a regulatory must-have for sustainability-related products, says ASIC deputy chair.
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Data Barriers Hamper Asset Owner Focus on SDGs
June 15, 2022Despite data gaps, existing tools and frameworks can support impact, says EDM Council.
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Investor Initiative Aims to “Push Back” on Unequal Voting Rights
June 14, 2022Newly launched coalition says differential voting rights dilute investors’ ability to influence companies and hold them to account. Asset owners in the UK and US have teamed up to launch the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV), which will campaign...
