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Major investor alliance working to clean up greenwash lurking in ESG

Corporate Knights

In response to accusations of greenwashing and growing regulatory scrutiny, a group of high-powered financial networks is working to standardize the often-opaque jargon of the responsible investing industry. The value of global sustainable investment assets jumped from US$23 trillion in 2016 to US$35 trillion in 2020.

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The nuclear option

Corporate Knights

W ith the nuclear calamities of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl fresh in the public mind, the 1980s saw a number of socially responsible investment funds pledge to keep nuclear energy out of their portfolios. Decades later, that consensus is now breaking down. By 2022, the conversation around nuclear was shifting around the globe.

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Fidelity Launches Two New Article 9 Paris-Aligned Corporate Bond ETFs

ESG Today

The new funds are classified as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) indicating that they have sustainable investment as their objective. As we work towards a more sustainable planet, Solactive is dedicated to the continued development of investment solutions that cater to that.

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This Week’s Fund News: Robeco Introduces SDG-Aligned Indices

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Robeco, Brunel, Jupiter, Mirova, ECBF, EQT, Actis and AlbaCore. . Dutch asset manager Robeco ’s new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Low-Carbon Indices aim to invest in companies making a positive contribution to the SDGs.

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USAID announces partnership with Rabo Foundation to sustainably invest in Asia’s future

Eco-Business

BANGKOK, November 19 2019 - USAID is partnering with Rabo Foundation to accelerate the foundation's ability to invest sustainably by designing and conducting carbon monitoring of the foundation's investments.

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Synergies and Trade-offs at the Climate-nature Nexus

Chris Hall

As Siga suggests, factoring climate change into investment decisions is more of a known quantity, if far from an exact science. The experience of climate-conscious investing can benefit efforts to align with the GBF, including a familiarity with double materiality, which Roslyn Stein, Senior ESG Strategist, AXA IM Prime, regards as crucial.

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List of the Top Sustainability Focused Private Equity Firms

Richard Matthews

While most of these firms are located in the United States, there are some serious players in Africa and Europe leads in terms of PE support for standards of responsible and sustainable investments. billion to invest in companies that provide solutions to environmental or social challenges. Ecotrust Forest Management , Inc.