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    ESG & Sustainability Highlights

    US Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting

    DEVELOPER RELEASES FIRST SOLAR SUSTAINABILITY REPORT       
    March 23, 2020 - Source: Building Indiana
    Sustainability report notes progress in reducing waste, energy use       
    February 04, 2020 - Source: Environmental Factor
    World Economic Forum and Big Four propose new sustainability reporting framework LinkedIn       
    January 31, 2020 - Source: JC Supra

    Sustainability Standard Setters & Policy Makers

    Yes, Electric Cars Are Cleaner, Even When The Power Comes From Coal       
    April 01, 2020 - Source: Forbes
    ‘This will be hard.’ Ann Arbor sustainability manager lays out path to carbon-neutrality       
    April 01, 2020 - Source: Michigan Live
    Northwestern recognized as a national leader in energy efficiency and sustainability       
    April 01, 2020 - Source: Northwestern University

    ESG / Sustainable & Responsible Investment

    Coronavirus pandemic will drive responsible investing ‘skywards’       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: Financial Mirror
    Reserve management and sustainability: the case for green bonds?       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: BIS
    Just Released: New Sustainability Reporting Guidance for the Oil Industry       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: Environmental Leader

    Corporate ESG / Sustainability

    Arch Capital Group Ltd. Releases First Sustainability Report       
    April 01, 2020 - Source: BusinessWire
    Hoist Finance Launches New Sustainability Strategy       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: Yahoo Finance/PR Newswire
    COVID-19: A Rapid Human Rights Due Diligence Tool for Companies       
    March 30, 2020 - Source: BSR

    From the Agora - Consumers & Sustainability

    2020 Good Housekeeping Sustainability Awards open for entries       
    April 01, 2020 - Source: Cosmetics Design
    Ÿnsect hatches plan for food chain sustainability       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: FT
    Execs: Consumers pushing companies toward sustainability       
    March 26, 2020 - Source: Cornell Chronicle

    Global Sustainability:Forward Momentum!

    Dow is Virtual and Sustainable       
    April 01, 2020 - Source: happi.com
    Sustainable Infrastructure In The Age Of Coronavirus: ‘Winners’ And Losers       
    April 01, 2020 - Source: Forbes
    Coronavirus hits sustainable aquaculture       
    April 01, 2020 - Source: China Dialogue

    Sustainability Data That Matter

    The Fungus Among Us Is A Sustainability Workhorse       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: CleanTechnica
    Americans Focus on Digital Sustainability Courtesy of Coronavirus       
    March 30, 2020 - Source: Yahoo Finance
    Has there been any progress in sustainability and digital transformation?       
    March 30, 2020 - Source: Packaging Europe

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    Asset MGR Highlights

    Macy's will furlough the majority of its 125,000 employees       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: CNN
    Comment: How coronavirus is turning the spotlight on sustainable investing       
    March 27, 2020 - Source: International Investment
    Dow posts 2,112 point gain biggest ever       
    March 25, 2020 - Source: Fox Business

    United States Public Pension Fund Highlights

    New Mexico moves toward improving solvency of pension plan       
    March 10, 2020 - Source: Connecticut Post
    Coca-Cola Will Factor Rank-And-File Wages Into Exec Pay       
    March 07, 2020 - Source: Law360
    CalPERS fund drops by $15 billion amid market plunge and coronavirus fears        
    March 02, 2020 - Source: Sacramento Bee

    Sovereign Wealth Fund Highlights
     

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