Scientists at the City University of New York and Harvard University are using Dutch pension fund PGGM as a guinea pig to test metrics they’ve designed for sustainable investing. Their study of a $2.1 billion PGGM portfolio managed by UBS […]
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The global community has spoken loud and clear: more resources must be mobilised to end extreme poverty and mitigate the effects of climate change. Blended finance – an approach to mix different forms of capital in support of development – […]
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Sir David Attenborough’s recent BBC documentary ‘Blue Planet II’ not only provided lush underwater vistas and wonder at the diversity of usually hidden life, but also highlighted serious ecological issues. Perhaps the most striking of these is the plastic that […]
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Climate change is a real financial risk, but the risk depends on the complex evolution of climate policy, technology, and the climate system. CICERO’s new climate scenario guide explains how investors can use scenarios to evaluate different financial risks. “Many […]
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As investors increasingly rally behind the concept that their investment choices yield the ability to positively impact social or environmental issues, interest in impact investing has skyrocketed. Of the more than 22,000 investors worldwide surveyed by the Schroders Global Investor Study […]
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Tijdens de Climate Finance Summit van The Financial Times die afgelopen dinsdag (6 februari) werd gehouden in New York, was Ronald Wuijster, CEO van APG Asset Management, een van de hoofdsprekers. Ook had hij een gesprek met voormalig Vice President […]
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MSCI published a reasearch report with the ESG Trends for 2018. Whether it is policy, technological or climactic change, companies face an onslaught of challenges that are happening sooner and more dramatically than many can anticipate. Investors in turn are […]
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The creation of this position and the appointment of Van Wijk as Head of Responsible Business & Public Affairs reflects the growing importance of social responsibility and responsible investment across the industry, not only for Aegon Asset Management (AAM) but […]
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MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics, announced today the conclusions from its recent consultation with the investment community on a proposal to apply a series of methodology enhancements to the MSCI ESG Indexes. Following […]
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Institutional Investors with assets under management of USD 31 trillion want more detailed disclosure from portfolio companies about their boards of directors, business strategy and ESG, according to Morrow Sodali’s annual Institutional Investor Survey, released today. The survey highlights three […]
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APG, de grootste pensioenbelegger van Nederland, neemt de data analytics-activiteiten op het gebied van duurzaam beleggen over van Deloitte Nederland. Dit bedrijfsonderdeel staat bekend om haar grote expertise en kennis op het snijvlak van kunstmatige intelligentie, big data en duurzaam […]
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Verenigingen, ondernemers en andere zakelijke initiatiefnemers kunnen vanaf 1 februari bij het BNG Duurzaamheidsfonds een lening afsluiten vanaf EUR 100.000 voor projecten die een bijdrage leveren aan de duurzaamheidsdoelen van gemeenten of provincies. Met de start van dit fonds komt […]
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