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    ESG Fund Inflows Spike by 270% to Top £7bn in 2020

    2020-11-05

    City Wire: The three months to the end of September saw £3bn of inflows into such strategies, according to Investment Association figures.

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    Campaign Group’s RI Bill Tackles Fiduciary ‘Best Interests’ Duty

    2020-11-05

    IPE: UK-based campaign group ShareAction has drafted responsible investment legislation that “raises the ambition of what is expected of fiduciary investors as key actors in the economy and society”.

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    Emissions Data Isn't Good Enough for Investors, Quant Study Shows

    2020-11-03

    BNN Bloomberg: The quality of corporate emissions data available from third party services is too poor to make sound investment judgements, according to a new study by asset manager Research Affiliates.

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    Investors Taking Hard Look to Ensure Firms Will Be Following Rules

    2020-11-02

    Pensions & Investments: Institutional investors in Europe have been increasing manager monitoring to ensure they are getting the best environment, social and governance results. [Full article available to Pensions & Investments subscribers.]

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    Sustainable Investing Advocates Hope for Friendlier U.S. Rules if Biden Wins

    2020-11-02

    Yahoo Finance: Progressive groups and investors hope Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden can win on Tuesday and quickly end Trump administration rules that stifle their ability to pick stocks using environmental, social or governance factors, setting up a renewed fight with corporate groups that backed the changes.

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    $41 Pension Fund Settles Australian Climate Change Lawsuit

    2020-11-01

    BNN Bloomberg: A $41 billion pension fund being sued in Australia for failing to properly account for climate change in its investments has settled the lawsuit ahead of a three-day hearing Monday.

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    Global Mayors Demand Green Recovery as Infra Funds Look to Take Leading Role

    2020-10-30

    City Wire: As governments around the world look to rebuild, infrastructure funds have an important role to play in funding the green recovery.

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    Spotlight on Investors: Keva

    Finland’s largest pension provider, Keva (previously named the “Local Government Pensions Institution”) administers the pensions of the local government, the State, the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Kela, the country’s Social Insurance Institution. As at December 31, 2019, Keva had € 56.2 billion ($US 62 billion) of assets under management.

    As a UN PRI signatory, Keva integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria to support its traditional investment analysis. Additionally, they apply norms-based screening on the UN Global Compact and the ILO Labour Conventions. With regards to Active Ownership, Keva engages with peers through the CDP’s Non-Disclosure Project, Climate Action 100+ and an initiative to persuade G20 countries to mitigate Climate Change.

    Responsible Investment Beliefs

    Responsible Investment by Asset Class

    Keva’s Responsibility KPIs 2019

    Institutional Investors Seeking Change Are Going Beyond Divestment

    2020-10-30

    Wealth Professional: When faced with the choice between fighting or fleeing in ESG investing, most institutional investors are now deciding to go on the offensive, according to a new study by Schroders.

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    U.S. Investors Are Getting Serious About ESG. This Year’s Fund Flows Prove It.

    2020-10-29

    Institutional Investor: Sustainable funds are attracting record inflows this year, as allocators increasingly emphasize environmental, social, and governance criteria.

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