Sustainable Investor
News
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Assets in European Impact Funds Double in One Year
June 23, 2022New ALFI/Morningstar study charts rising demand from low base, with new launches lagging.
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Draft EU Sustainability Reporting Standards too Detailed – GRI
June 22, 2022Current approach may result in less decision-useful information to investors, standards setter warns.
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Trustees Must Overcome Data Gaps to Report on Paris Alignment – UK DWP
June 21, 2022Amended guidance on disclosures gives pensions funds tools to manage risks and drive real-world decarbonisation.
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Mirova Targets EM Impact with SunFunder Acquisition
June 21, 2022Impact-focused manager expands in Africa and Asia, plans solar energy debt financing fund. Sustainable investment specialist Mirova has advanced its emerging markets strategy with the acquisition of SunFunder, a Kenyan private debt manager focused on renewable energy investments in...
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Key Role for Finance in Chinese Climate Adaptation Strategy
June 21, 2022New Climate Adaptation Strategy encourages financial institutions to innovate and expand solutions.
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LPFA ‘Dashboard’ Sheds Light on Responsible Investments
June 20, 2022UK LGPS’s investment in transparency reflects trend toward democratisation. A London pensions body with £6.9 billion of assets has become one of the first defined-benefit local government pension scheme funds to publish a breakdown of its equity holdings on its...
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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.
