Sustainalytics, a Morningstar Company and a globally-recognized provider of ESG research, ratings and data, today launched its Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) Data Solution, an ESG dataset with rich corporate- and sovereign-level research that aligns with the current PAI indicators. The European […]
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The trend toward sustainable investments continues to grow steadily: for international investors, the topic of sustainability in their investment decisions is becoming increasingly important. For bondholders, ‘green bonds’ – fixed-income securities whose issue proceeds are used to finance sustainable investment […]
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a consultation paper on draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on Pillar 3 disclosures on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks. The draft ITS put forward comparable disclosures that show how climate change may […]
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion in response to the Commission’s call for advice on KPIs and related methodology for the disclosure by credit institutions and by investment firms of information on how and to what extent […]
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Op 24 februari 2021 heeft de Volksbank met succes haar eerste senior non-preferred (SNP) obligaties uitgegeven, tevens de eerste transactie onder het vernieuwde Green Bond Framework 2021, dat voldoet aan de EU Green Bond Standard. De SNP-obligaties, in totaal € […]
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The first Dutch FSI Sustainability Round Table gathered leaders from across the financial services sector to work together towards creating a sustainable future. The key takeaways? Link ESG goals to your core strategy, start with your biggest challenges, solve them […]
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Institutionele beleggers en analisten maken nog beperkt gebruik van niet-financiële informatie, bijvoorbeeld voor de beleggingsbeslissingen. Ondernemingen stimuleren dit ook te weinig met relevante en betrouwbare niet-financiële informatie. Dat blijkt uit een verkenning van de Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM). Standaardisatie en […]
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Green bond financing is proving effective in promoting more sustainable, less carbon-intensive activities in the EU, according to JRC research. Analysis of the carbon emissions of green bond issuers’ assets finds an average reduction of around 4% compared to similar non-green […]
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Beheerders van alternatieve beleggingsinstellingen en van instellingen voor collectieve beleggingen moeten binnenkort de AFM informatie aanleveren over hoe duurzaamheidsinformatie in hun prospectussen is opgenomen. Aanleiding hiervoor is de inwerkingtreding van de Europese verordening voor informatie over duurzaamheid, ook wel de […]
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The European Banking Federation, together with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), has today launched a report that for the first time assesses how the EU Taxonomy can be applied to core banking products. The report is […]
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Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) versterkt de Sustainable Equity-strategie met twee nieuwe teamleden. Ivo Kuiper is aangesteld als senior portfoliomanager en Raoul Martin als aandelenanalist. Hiermee committeert Kempen zich verder aan de beleggingsstrategie waarin duurzaamheid en betrokken aandeelhouderschap met een langetermijnhorizon […]
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While the coverage universe has slightly decreased from last year (933 companies have been removed from the previous year’s data and replaced with 923 companies), there are now more companies classified as Sustainable Development Investments. In addition to standard reporting […]
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