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New report shows $200-billion drop in responsible investing market share in Canada

Corporate Knights

In Europe, regulators have gone even further, establishing the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation , which comes into force on January 1, 2023, requiring funds to categorize themselves as light green (Article 8), dark green (Article 9) or conventional funds (Article 6), based on the degree to which investments support sustainability.?In

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System change investing: High impact, high return

GreenBiz

The process involves rating companies on system change performance, and then using this research for positive screening, negative screening, engagement and other ESG/SRI strategies. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.

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This Week’s Fund News: DWS Launches ESG Fund for Women, by Women

Chris Hall

Classified as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), it closed at €300 million, over its original target size of €225 million. European growth equity investor Verdane has held the final close of its Verdane Idun fund.

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This Week’s Fund News: Invesco Rebadges UK Companies Fund as Sustainable

Chris Hall

The actively management equity portfolio will now incorporate sustainability factors to positive screen companies across a wide range of industries without solely relying on exclusions. “In The fund will implement negative screening to exclude weapons, thermal coal, gambling and tobacco.