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    Money-Market Managers Rebrand Almost $1 Trillion of Funds as ESG

    2023-04-25

    BNN Bloomberg: Money market funds targeting European clients have quietly been reclassifying their legal status to market themselves as promoters of ESG, with close to $1 trillion of highly liquid client assets now registered as such.

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    Singapore and Hong Kong to Become Asia’s Centres of Sustainable Finance

    2023-04-25

    ESG Clarity: Finance hubs such as Hong Kong and Singapore are taking steps to become sustainable finance centres in the Asia Pacific region, according to a latest commentary from Moody’s.

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    Institutional Investors Persist, Reveal Approach to Adopting ESG Investments Despite Controversy

    2023-04-25

    Yahoo Finance: A new Cogent Syndicated report from Escalent shows institutional investors are acting with appropriate caution following recent environmental, social, governance (ESG) legislative or coalition measures, yet are continuing to evaluate ESG investment strategies as counterparts to existing portfolio holdings.

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    Top US Banks Face Little Investor Pressure on Fossil-Fuel Financing

    2023-04-25

    US News: Top U.S. bank investors gave only slim support on Tuesday to shareholder resolutions calling for the lenders to wind down new fossil fuel financing, setbacks for climate activists who had hoped for new constraints on the oil and gas industries.

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    BDC Unveils $150m Sustainability-Focused Tech Fund

    2023-04-24

    FinTech Global: The BDC offers financing, advisory services and capital to small and medium-sized businesses in Canada. The Bank said that the new fund comes as Canadian sustainability-focused startups tend to be underfunded relative to their international peers.

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    Europe Leads On Global Green Finance Index

    2023-04-24

    Funds Europe: European cities have continued to dominate the lead in an index of the world’s greenest financial centres, according to new research from think tank Z/Yen Group. 

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    ESG in UK May Falter Without Simpler Rules, Say Lawmakers

    2023-04-24

    BNN Bloomberg: The UK should pursue a national ESG strategy to simplify rules and reduce the risk of greenwashing, according to a group of lawmakers.

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    Companies Are Laying Low on ESG as Backlash Intensifies

    2023-04-20

    Axios: Companies don't want to talk about their environmental, social and governance goals anymore, experts in ESG and communications tell Axios.

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    Climate Tech VC Deals at Slowest Pace in Three Years

    2023-04-20

    ESG Clarity: Funding for climate tech start-ups by venture capital funds is at its slowest pace in nearly three years, in a worrying sign for the sector.

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    These Anti-ESG Republicans Are Longtime Supporters of Green Power

    2023-04-20

    Financial Post: Some key Republican senators who’ve slammed Wall Street’s efforts to tackle climate change are themselves big supporters of green energy. The list includes Iowa’s Chuck Grassley, Mike Crapo of Idaho and Mitt Romney from Utah. 

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