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    Parmenion Adds Five Funds To ESG Portfolios

    2025-05-15

    Portfolio Adviser: Parmenion Investment Management has added five funds to its ESG portfolios. Among the changes, Parmenion has added the Schroder Global Sustainable Value fund to its Sustainable Growth product, while Sparinvest Ethical Global Value has been initiated into the firm’s Ethical Growth solution.

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    AXA IM Adopts SDR ‘Sustainability Improver’ Labels for Carbon Transition Fixed Income Funds

    2025-05-15

    ESG News: AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has taken a pioneering step in the fixed income space by adopting the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) ‘Sustainability Improver’ labels for two of its carbon transition strategies.

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    Federated Hermes Closes Two Sustainable Funds as Portfolio Manager Exits Firm

    2025-05-15

    Portfolio Adviser: Federated Hermes has closed two funds within its sustainable fund line-up due to poor performance, while portfolio manager Ingrid Kukuljan has left the firm.

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    Actis Raises $1.7 Billion for Brownfield Infrastructure Investment Fund

    2025-05-13

    ESG Today: Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis announced that it has raised $1.7 billion of commitments at the completion of fundraising for its second Actis Long Life Infrastructure Fund (ALLIF2), targeting investments in assets in areas including clean energy, grids and digital infrastructure.

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    DEI May Go Largely Unchanged Despite Trump Attacks, Littler Says

    2025-05-13

    ESG Dive: Most employers intend to maintain diversity, equity and inclusion programs with either few or no changes even as the Trump administration pursues efforts to end private-sector DEI, according to the results of law firm Littler Mendelson’s latest annual employer survey published May 7.

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    Global Banking Regulators Agree to Prioritize Climate Risk Work

    2025-05-13

    Insurance Journal: Global banking regulators agreed to intensify efforts to better understand the financial risks posed by climate change amid pushback from the United States.

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    Sustainability Funds Cross €6 Trillion, Shows Maples Analysis

    2025-05-12

    Funds Europe: Sustainability-focused funds in Europe have surpassed €6 trillion in assets, according to law firm Maples Group’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) impact analysis, revealing a 24% rise in such funds across Ireland and Luxembourg in 2024.

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    German Chancellor Pushes EU to Scrap Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law

    2025-05-12

    ESG News: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly urged the European Union to cancel its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), signaling a potential reversal in Europe’s approach to ESG regulation.

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    ECB Warns EU Against Removing 80% of Companies from Mandatory Sustainability Reporting

    2025-05-12

    ESG Today: The European Central Bank (ECB) released a new opinion on the European Commission’s proposals to simplify and reduce sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies.

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    15 States Sue Over Trump’s Move to Fast-Track Oil and Gas Projects via His ‘Energy Emergency’ Order

    2025-05-09

    Associated Press: A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.

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