Edith Siermann is per 14 januari 2019 begonnen als Head of Fixed Income Solutions & Responsible Investing bij NN Investment Partners (NN IP). Ze maakt deel uit van het Management Team Investments van NN IP en zorgt binnen Fixed Income voor […]
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With the rising awareness around ESG issues worldwide, institutional investors have started to massively look into responsible investment. The latter has grown substantially in Europe and in North America in the past 5 years. Amundi’s new research on the impact of ESG […]
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ING introduceert duurzame bedrijfsleningen voor de brede groep niet-beursgenoteerde ondernemingen. Bij deze leningen stijgt of daalt het renteniveau mee met het wel of niet behalen van duurzaamheidscriteria, wat wordt beoordeeld door extern ratingbureau EcoVadis. Bij het verstrekken van de lening […]
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De financiering van duurzame innovatie is bij uitstek een knelpunt. In haar proefschrift onderzoekt econome Helen Toxopeus hoe de financiering van duurzame innovatie via banken en crowdfunding platformen verbeterd kan worden. Ze stelt dat samenwerking in de keten en het […]
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A major coalition of finance and conservation organizations launched a series of blueprints aimed at replicating and expanding successful investment in nature. The blueprints published by the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC) will help accelerate the development of investment […]
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Supporting Henkel’s progress in sustainability, the company closed the investment into Circularity European Growth Fund I LP, an impact fund managed by Circularity Capital. With the investment of 5 million pounds, Henkel is taking another step in expanding the company’s […]
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De vraag van beleggers naar groene obligaties blijft onverminderd groot, maar in de Verenigde Staten (VS) wordt de groei van de markt belemmerd door beperkt aanbod. Uitdagingen voor verdere ontwikkeling van de Amerikaanse markt: de concentratie van ‘green bonds’ in […]
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Sustainalytics, a global leader in ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics, today announced it has acquired GES International, a leading global provider of engagement, screening and fiduciary voting services to institutional investors. With the two firms uniting, pension […]
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Circularity Capital LLP, the specialist investment firm supporting growth stage European SMEs in the circular economy, has exceeded its £50m target fund size and held a final close at its £60m hard-cap. The fund (Circularity European Growth Fund I LP), […]
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The sustainable finance market surged in 2018, with a record $247 billion worth of sustainability-themed debt instruments raised during the year, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). Green bonds issuance amounted to $182.2 billion in 2018, whereas one new product, […]
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Fitch Ratings announced the launch of a new integrated scoring system that shows how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors impact individual credit rating decisions. The new ESG Relevance Scores, which have been produced by Fitch’s analytical teams, transparently and […]
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BNP Paribas was top of Bloomberg’s inaugural green loans league table for Europe, Middle East and Africa last year as sustainable finance volumes are rising. The French bank was the number one book runner with a market share of 12.8% […]
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