At least half of the world’s biggest investors breached their responsible investment commitments to help ExxonMobil defeat a shareholder campaign for it to assess climate risk to its business, finds the first study of voting at its AGM carried out […]
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Solactive announces the release of the Solactive Global Ethical Low Volatility AR EUR Index, which tracks the performance of companies that display strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards and low volatility characteristics. Investors can use the Solactive Global Ethical […]
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Investors can no longer ignore climate change, says the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) in a new publication, “Adapting portfolios to climate change” Key highlights We detail how climate change presents risks and opportunities through four channels: 1) physical: more frequent […]
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The PRI has launched A practical guide to ESG integration for equity investing. To guide investors – both asset owners and investment managers – who are implementing ESG integration techniques in their investment process, this report is the most comprehensive description […]
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AMSTERDEN Scale-Up! vindt plaats op woensdag 28 september a.s. tijdens de Amsterdam Capital Week. Bij dit ontbijt in Dragons’ Den-stijl presenteren tien voorgeselecteerde scale-ups samen met hun huidige financiers zich aan zo’n 50 venture capitalists en filantropen, private impact investeerders, […]
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A spate of recent launches has given sustainable investors a greater range of diversified choices within the U.S. ETP universe. As interest in sustainable investing has increased, U.S. exchange-traded products have moved to offer more diversified options. For years, the vast […]
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PGGM gaat samenwerken met advies- en softwarebedrijf Sinzer om beter inzicht te krijgen in de maatschappelijke impact van beleggingen. Bij impactbeleggen kijken beleggers behalve naar het financiële rendement ook naar de positieve impact op maatschappij en milieu. Steeds meer grote pensioenfondsen […]
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Philanthropy remains an important activity for family owned companies across the globe. A new report finds that on average 3.1% of respondents’ wealth is invested in some form of philanthropic activity, with an average of 61% providing that capital to […]
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It could be time for investors to give the green light to green bonds. Kate Brett and Christina Teague (Mercer) report. The green bond market has developed from its nascent form into an area that large-scale investors are pursuing more actively. […]
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Social Impact Ventures (Social IV) kondigt vandaag haar ‘final closing’ aan. Na investeringen van ASN Venture Capital Fonds N.V. (onderdeel van de ASN Beleggingsfondsen van de ASN Bank) en ASR Nederland N.V. (‘a.s.r.’) van respectievelijk € 3 miljoen en € […]
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Green Bonds raise funds for new and existing projects with environmental benefits. They are similar to mainstream bonds with the difference residing essentially in a defined use of proceeds for specific green projects. From a credit perspective, Green Bonds are […]
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As this year’s host for G20 summit, China has included “green finance” as a discussion topic at the summit. Ma Jun is the chairman of Green Finance Committee and has led China’s task force on green finance since 2014. CCTV’s Hou […]
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