The world’s biggest investors are responding to the global commitment to tackle climate change and are rapidly scaling up action to protect their portfolios, reveals the annual benchmark report on the industry from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. Sixty percent […]
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Pierin Menzli, head sustainable investment research at Bank J. Safra Sarasin, tells Citywire Selector what the major concerns fund selectors face when trying to increase their green credentials. In 2017 sustainable investors will have to address three important challenges. Firstly, […]
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State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation, announced the results of a global survey of 475 institutions, which found that 68 percent of respondents say the integration of an environmental, social and governance (ESG) […]
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De Europese Investeringsbank (EIB) en ABN AMRO tekenen vandaag een overeenkomst om investeringen in Europese groene scheepvaart te ondersteunen. Dit is de eerste overeenkomst op het gebied van investeringen in groene scheepvaart met een financiële instelling in Nederland. De overeenkomst […]
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The leaders of the world’s two largest corporate and investor sustainability initiatives today called on CEOs to ensure their corporate pension plans – an untapped sustainability area – adopt responsible investing policies – highlighting concrete benefits including improved investment performance, […]
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The green bonds market has experienced more than $20 billion issuance in January-March 2017, following another successful quarter from October-December 2016. Globally, total green bonds issuance stood at $21.76 billion during the first quarter of 2017, up nearly 42 per […]
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) , a leader in health technology, today announced that it has signed an agreement with a consortium of sixteen banks for a new EUR 1 billion Revolving Credit Facility with an interest rate that will be […]
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Against the backdrop of recent environmental and social scandals and a greater call for organizations to create long-term value, 82% of institutional investors say environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks have been ignored for too long by the business world. […]
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In de publieke sector is veel te winnen door de verduurzaming van vastgoed in een hogere versnelling te brengen. De Duurzame Investeringstool is een online applicatie waarmee eigenaren van publieke gebouwen in kaart kunnen brengen hoe zij energie kunnen besparen, […]
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Environmental Finance’s Green Bond Awards have gone from strength to strength with the number of categories expanding to reflect the growth in the market. There are a total of 25 awards this year, compared to the 15 that were up for […]
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35% of insurers take responsible investment (RI) or ESG criteria into consideration when making asset allocation decisions for their portfolios1, according to a survey by AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) of 122 insurance company CIOs and decision-makers in France, Germany […]
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The focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations as a means to creating sustainable value is on the rise, and traditional barriers are becoming less pronounced. Yet one question remains elusive: How can we leverage capital markets to improve […]
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