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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Het ambitieuze duurzame investeringsfonds FEIST, dat door de overheid met miljoenen werd gesubsidieerd, is geflopt. De overheid wil haar geld terug, maar dat is foetsie. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van RTL Z. Het leek zo mooi. In 2009 werd het Fund […]
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Tijdens het evenement vandaag rond de bekendmaking van de winnaar van de Green Challenge 2016 is ook het Postcode Lottery Green Challenge Fund gelanceerd. Het Postcode Lottery Green Challenge Fund kan investeren in potentierijke winnaars en (oud-)finalisten van de competitie, […]
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According to the The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, over 16% of money managed in the United States is done so in a socially responsible way. Further, from 2012 to 2014, there has been a 76% growth rate in […]
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Aegon has established its first ever fund for solar energy, enabling an institutional client to invest in sustainable energy and potentially earn above-average returns in the current low to negative interest-rate environment. This is one of a number of impact […]
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Several recent regulatory changes have made it possible for new players to become involved in “impact investing.” From regulatory changes at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that allow retirement funds to invest for environmental and social impact to an Internal […]
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The G20’s finance ministers and central-bank governors have begun to undertake a stunning shift in mindset. They have become increasingly convinced that “green finance” – financing environmentally sustainable growth – should be at the center of economic-development strategies. Such an […]
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It’s not easy being green, especially if you’re a fund manager. A decade or so ago, when mainstream politicians such as Britain’s David Cameron were petting huskies and embracing environmental issues, the stocks of renewable-energy producers were in vogue. But […]
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S&P Global Ratings is seeking market feedback on two proposed evaluation tools, separate from its credit ratings, that are intended to assess risks to sustainability at both the individual project and corporate entity levels. White papers on both frameworks are […]
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The idea of having investments be influenced by one’s values and a desire to advance the social good (in addition to personal profits) is not new, but in recent decades there has been substantial growth in various forms of socially […]
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Voor de versnelling van de transitie naar schone energie richten Gedeputeerde Staten van Zuid-Holland het Energie-Innovatiefonds op en stellen voor hierin €35 miljoen te storten. Dit voornemen volgt uit de Energieagenda die GS 5 juli vaststelden. Provinciale Staten behandelen de […]
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MSCI ESG Research announced that its ESG Fund Metrics is now available on FactSet, a leading provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications, offering users transparency on the ESG quality and characteristics of over 23,000 mutual funds and ETFs. […]
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