ESG’s giant leap from screening to collaboration
£3bn pours into ethical funds over the last year
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SSGA turns to Blackrock for ESG expert
The new recruit will lead SSGA’s ESG investment strategy division across the EMEA region
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Artemis builds $100m position in Trump camp contractor
Jacob de Tusch-Lec ramps up exposure to stock shunned by rivals
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Nordea ‘quarantines’ Brazil sovereigns over Amazon fires
1,330 square miles of forest lost since president Jair Bolsonaro took office
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ESG disclosure is not one way
Fund managers are also responsible for setting expectations on how companies should disclose ESG information
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Global Impact funds aim to outperform equity and fixed income markets
Increasingly, investors across the UK are seeking strategies that offer the potential for competitive financial returns as well as positive social outcomes.
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Green bond market fights to save its reputation
Are tighter rules required for issuers and those guilty of greenwashing?
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Biodiversity struggles to achieve momentum of climate funds
Dragon Capital launches biodiversity economics chair to price ecosystems
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Nordea and Blackrock exploit record £34bn in sustainable flows
Morningstar calls for standardised approach to sustainability in prospectuses and Kiids
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Pimco launches emerging markets ESG fund
Firm converts and renames ‘socially responsible’ fund
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M&G unveils emerging markets ESG bond fund
Follows launch of ESG global high yield and infrastructure funds in 2017
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ESG investors face recreational cannabis conundrum
More than 180 public companies are already exposed to cannabis