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    Asian Private Equity Managers Lack Sustainability Engagement

    2023-04-19

    Fund Selector Asia: Although many Asian private equity (PE) managers are taking significant steps to integrate ESG issues into their investment processes, only a quarter of them engage with their limited partners on sustainability issues, according to a report from Mayer Brown and Sedgwick Richardson.

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    Partners Group Signs Carbon Dioxide Removal Agreement With Climeworks

    2023-04-19

    MarketScreener: Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, has signed a 13-year agreement with Climeworks (or “the Company”), a leading Swiss provider of high-quality carbon dioxide removal via direct air capture (DAC). 

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    Amundi Launches Suite of Net Zero Funds

    2023-04-18

    Funds Europe: Amundi has launched a range of net zero ambition strategies to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. Europe’s largest asset manager released a suite of seven actively and passively managed funds across all asset classes. 

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    Environmental Groups Sue EU For Labelling Gas and Nuclear as 'Green' Investments

    2023-04-18

    Euronews: Greenpeace and other campaign groups are set to take the European Commission to court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn European Union rules that class nuclear energy and natural gas as climate-friendly investments.

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    US ESG Bond Market Chokes on Republican Backlash, Investor Angst

    2023-04-18

    Yahoo Finance: US sales of bonds designed to help companies do good are plunging amid pressure from investors and Republican politicians. Companies sold about $6 billion of bonds last quarter to pay for projects that help the environment, achieve a social goal, or improve their governance, a type of debt known as ESG.

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    Mass ESG Fund Downgrades That Rocked Market May Be Reversed

    2023-04-17

    BNN Bloomberg: A mass wave of downgrades that shocked investors as they watched Europe’s top ESG designation get stripped from almost $200 billion may now be reversed.

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    ESG Activities Correlate to Stronger Financial Performance, Reveals New Study

    2023-04-17

    PR Newswire: ESG activities, regarding sustainability, diversity and employee satisfaction, correlate with stronger financial profitability and growth for private companies, revealed a joint study by Bain & Company and EcoVadis.

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    Asian Private Equity Managers Lack Sustainability Engagement

    2023-04-17

    ESG Clarity: Although many Asian private equity (PE) managers are taking significant steps to integrate ESG issues into their investment process, only a quarter of them would engage with their limited partners on sustainability issues, according to a report from Mayer Brown and Sedgwick Richardson.

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    Investors Must Learn to Look Beyond Governance to Assess Japanese ESG

    2023-04-14

    Investment Week: Poor corporate governance is a specter that has lingered over Japan for decades, but while improvements have been made over the last decade, investors may still be overlooking ESG opportunities and risks in the market.

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    Reform Global Financial Architecture to Achieve Sustainable Development: UN Deputy Chief

    2023-04-14

    United Nations: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are “slipping from our grasp” amid cascading global crises, highlighting the need to reform the global financial system, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said in Washington, DC.

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