ESG / Sustainable & Responsible Investment
Asset Owners & Managers, Ratings Agencies

Source: MarketWatch - Food distributor Sysco Corporation SYY, +0.35% this week sold its first $500 million slug of bonds with a sustainable bent, joining a growing market niche for this type of debt.
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Source: Morningstar - Many people believe they will sacrifice return if they invest in line with their beliefs, so they figure they should hold their nose and stick with conventional investments. Not true!
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February 15, 2020
Source: GreenMoney - I might be the only ecologist on Wall Street, but I don’t mind. It’s exactly where I want to be: after a winding journey through field research, advocacy, and legal work, I believe changing the financial system may be the most...
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February 14, 2020
Source: CNBC - 2019 saw a total of 479 green bonds issued worldwide, up by a quarter compared to the previous year. And 2020 is set to be a “bumper” year for green bonds, according to Linklaters. Hedge fund managers are also feeling the...
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February 11, 2020
Source: MSCI / Bloomberg - Bloomberg and MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the expansion of the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI ESG Fixed Income Index...
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February 06, 2020
Source: ISS - ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., today announced the launch of a family of EU climate benchmark indices in partnership with Solactive.
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February 06, 2020
Source: Sustainalytics - Sustainalytics, a global leader in ESG research, ratings and analytics, today released a new thematic research report titled, 10 for 2020: Creating Impact through Thematic Investing. The report demonstrates how investors could...
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February 06, 2020
Source: ISS - ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., today announced the launch of a family of EU climate benchmark indices in partnership with Solactive.
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Source: Bloomberg - As clients prepare to reward and punish managers on their green credentials, more hedge funds are taking note and taking action—from planting avocado trees to dumping coal assets.
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February 05, 2020
Source: MSCI - MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has today launched a solution to help investors assess their exposure to climate related risks and...
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