ESG / Sustainable & Responsible Investment
Asset Owners & Managers, Ratings Agencies
October 27, 2021
Source: Reuters - Asset manager BlackRock (BLK.N) said on Tuesday it had created the largest range of climate-aligned exchange-traded equity funds (EFT) after agreeing to tighter rules to govern six existing funds with $9 billion in assets.
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October 27, 2021
Source: Yahoo Finance - Carlos Hank González, chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo Financiero Banorte, called on the international financial sector Tuesday to take stronger action against climate change, saying "uncompromising collaboration" is...
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October 26, 2021
Source: YouTube/ FT - Sustainable finance in agriculture and food production is on the rise. What are the different financial tools available to help investors and producers create a more viable food system?
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October 26, 2021
Source: Responsible Investor - Don’t get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to where there is a free view over the whole single great problem, even if this view is still not a clear one.’
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October 25, 2021
Source: Money Web - The impact of the global pandemic has sharpened South African investors’ focus on environmental and social issues, amidst calls for greater sustainability-focused performance data.
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October 22, 2021
Source: Politico - As public consultation reopens, EU fiscal framework updates begin with two main policy recommendations: a transitionary Recovery Compact; and a shift from sustainability of public finance to sustainability within public finances.
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October 22, 2021
Source: TD World - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced US$13.5 million in funding to provide critical environmental and wildlife data to support offshore wind development. In support of a joint interagency goal to develop 30 GW of...
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October 21, 2021
Source: Reuters - Banks are demanding much stricter environmental criteria when financing shipping companies as investor pressure grows on the sector to accelerate going greener, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
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October 14, 2021
- The commodity rally may be the talk of Wall Street, but old-school energy producers are still lagging the oil price big time -- a tell-tale sign the era of green investing is in full swing.
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October 14, 2021
Source: Environment & Energy Leader - The corporate sector was responsible for 57% of the record-breaking number of sustainability bonds issued in the first nine months of 2021 — a 93% increase year over year, according to a Q3 2021 sustainable finance review by...
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