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    EQT Becomes First Private Markets Firm to Set Science Based ESG Targets

    2021-10-14

    Private Equity Wire: EQT AB is proud to announce that EQT’s science based targets have recently been approved and validated by the SBTi meaning that EQT has formalied its GHG emission reduction targets in line with the 1.5c pathway described in the Paris Agreement.

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    Blackrock Rejects Call for Australia's CBA to Stop Fossil Fuel Funding

    2021-10-14

    U.S. News: BlackRock Inc, the world's largest money manager, voted against a resolution calling for Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to stop financing new fossil fuel projects, it said.

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    Trillion-Dollar ESG Boom Is Punishing Old-School Energy Stocks

    2021-10-13

    BNN Bloomberg: The commodity rally may be the talk of Wall Street, but old-school energy producers are still lagging the oil price big time -- a tell-tale sign the era of green investing is in full swing. 

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    Fund Managers Brace for Correction As Greenwash Rules Go Global

    2021-10-13

    Yahoo News: Lucian Firth, an attorney who represents hedge funds and other asset managers on industry regulation, says his work life has been transformed by a new set of rules that prevent investment professionals from exaggerating the environmental and social credentials of whatever they’re selling.

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    Over 90% of Firms Aren’t Measuring Emissions Correctly, BCG Says

    2021-10-13

    BNN Bloomberg: Fewer than one in ten companies are measuring their greenhouse gas emissions correctly, according to Boston Consulting Group, highlighting a major hurdle in the race to net-zero. 

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    Prince Harry, Meghan Join ESG Boom As 'Impact Partners' In Fund

    2021-10-12

    Financial Post: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, are the latest to join the boom in sustainable investing as they follow Wall Street in embracing a multitrillion-dollar industry.

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    Challenges and Opportunities: How Hedge Funds Are Grappling with ESG, Remote Working and the ‘Portfolio Conundrum’

    2021-10-08

    HedgeWeek: With traditional equity and credit returns set for a squeeze, and ESG, Covid-19 and remote working upending the hedge fund industry from both an investment and operations perspective, managers face both considerable challenges and sizable opportunities up ahead, speakers at EisnerAmper’s 6th annual Alternative Investment Summit said this week.

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    BlackRock’s Landmark Move on Proxy Votes Fuels a Big ESG Debate

    2021-10-08

    Yahoo Finance: A BlackRock Inc. decision to give some of its biggest clients more power to vote at shareholder meetings just added a new twist to the raging debate at the heart of ESG investing.

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    Japan Becomes First G-7 Nation to Factor ESG Into Investments

    2021-10-07

    BNN Bloomberg: Japan will introduce environmental, social and governance considerations for foreign reserves held by the finance ministry, reflecting a need to seriously tackle climate change in order to achieve the country’s 2050 carbon neutral goal.

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    Non-Profit & For-Profit Leaders Form Novata, a New Technology Platform Designed to Streamline ESG Reporting Across the Private Markets

    2021-10-07

    Financial Post: Novata launched as an innovative new public benefit corporation and technology platform built to provide the private markets ecosystem, including private equity firms, with intuitive and effective Environmental, Social Good and Corporate Governance (ESG) measurement, data collection and benchmarking. 

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