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Money Management: The common belief that environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing’s popularity is being driven by younger generations including millennials and generation Z is a misconception, according to Pengana.
U.S. News: Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc is preparing to launch its first two credit funds dedicated to investing based on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles later this year, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
ESG Clarity: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delayed its consultation into Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) until the autumn, as it awaits further clarification on what potential international ESG initiatives will look like.
Business Wire: Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners (“Blackstone”) have committed $400 million to lead a strategic investment in Xpansiv Limited (“Xpansiv”), the premier market-infrastructure platform for global carbon and environmental commodities.
ABC News: European Union lawmakers voted to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc's list of sustainable activities, backing a proposal from the EU's executive arm that has been drawing fierce criticism from environment groups and now looks set to trigger legal challenges.
U.S. News: Before Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Sberbank, a Kremlin-backed bank already the target of international sanctions, enjoyed higher ratings for environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks than some western lenders.
ESG Clarity: The regulation of ESG data and ratings appears to be a step closer to enforcement after UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated there is a “clear rationale” for the regulation of ESG ratings, following feedback from the market.
Institutional Investor: Thirty-four of the wealthiest colleges and universities in the U.S. declined to participate in a Knight Foundation study looking at the diversity of the asset management firms managing their endowments.
Funds Tech: The report, conducted in partnership with Caceis and entitled Governance and the Climate Risk Dilemma, found that 72% of respondents believe there is a potential shortage of climate risk specialists.
BNN Bloomberg: A lot has been written lately about how ESG is in crisis. At best, critics see the embattled investment strategy at a critical crossroads; at worst, they judge the inexorable primacy of Wall Street greed over species survival as having doomed it from the start.
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