Europe has racked up a multitude of labels aimed at certifying and promoting sustainable & responsible investment. Meanwhile, ESG ratings based on a quantitative approach have started being developed. It’s time to figure out just what’s what! The commitment to […]
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As global market participants become more interested in measuring the impact of the green economy on their portfolios, FTSE Russell has recently developed a Green Revenues (LCE) data model and related FTSE Green Revenues Index Series to track companies around […]
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SAVING our planet from the worst effects of climate change won’t be cheap. A new report from the United Nations says that the world will need to mobilize $90 trillion in public and private capital over the next 15 years. […]
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On the eve of Climate Week, UNEP published a short report about how policymakers can accelerate the availability of financial flows to fund sustainable development. Entitled: Financing Sustainable Development: Moving from Momentum to Transformation in a Time of Turmoil, UNEP cited an ever-increasing […]
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RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing (SI), and Bloomberg, the leading data provider for business and financial information, news and analytics, published the percentile rankings of almost 2000 companies on the Bloomberg Professional service today. These percentile […]
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OpenInvest, a new investing platform that beta-launched at SOCAP16, aims to transform investing by putting the power of ethical investing into each investor’s hand. Sustainable investing is no buzzword – it has been over a decade since the first sustainability-focused investment […]
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Enviu, de ontwikkelaar van innovatieve sociale ondernemingen, lanceert donderdag 22 september haar startup People’s Pension Trust Ghana (PPTG). PPTG ontvangt deze week de langverwachte licentie van de National Pension Regulating Authority Ghana (NPRA). Dit fonds voor micropensioenen speelt in op de groeiende vraag naar een betaalbaar pensioen voor de […]
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UBS Asset Management heeft een belangrijke mijlpaal bereikt met het behalen van meer dan 1 miljard dollar aan assets under management in zijn reeks duurzame Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s). Volgens Thomas Merz, hoofd UBS ETF Europa, is dit een bewijs […]
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On September 15, 2016 the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Bert Koenders received the first copy of the book ‘Banking for a Better World’ from the hands of Mr. Nanno Kleiterp. The book is published on the occasion of […]
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Het Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Landbouw (BPL) heeft op het gebied van duurzaamheid de best presterende woningportefeuille van Nederland. Het Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund is op dit gebied zelfs het best presterende zorgfonds ter wereld. Dat meldt Syntrus Achmea Real […]
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The GIIN recognizes the global importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a global agenda to end poverty by 2030 – and the unique role that impact investing will play in achieving these goals and building a […]
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Commonly-used performance benchmarks, such as the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI World Index, exert tremendous influence over stock selection for fund managers, but for socially-conscious investors with long-term active strategies, the pressure to beat an existing index can feel […]
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