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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. congressional hearings in the 1980s.

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AI Governance Pushes Digital Risks to ESG Forefront

Chris Hall

In agriculture, AI-enabled precision agriculture could help to significantly reduce food waste and protect crop yields for farmers. Investors and portfolio managers will increasingly be scrutinising the ESG impacts of digital technologies to inform their investment decisions.

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

Chris Hall

“We are very pleased to have been an anchor investor of the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, which provides crucial financing for innovators in the bioeconomy sector,” said Christian Kettel Thomsen, Vice President of the European Investment Bank.

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List of the Top Sustainability Focused Private Equity Firms

Richard Matthews

Factor[e] focuses on clean energy, cleantech, climate change, sustainable agriculture, water and waste. Factor[e] provides systematized support with its post-investment Engage Platform. EIF is differentiated by its use of a systems-based approach to sustainability investment in support of an incremental rather than disruptive approach.