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    Britain to Propose Law Next Year to Regulate ESG Raters

    2024-08-08

    Yahoo Finance: Britain said it would propose a law next year to regulate raters of company environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, whose benchmarks help channel billions of dollars into sustainability-focused investment funds.

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    Blackstone Acquires Majority Stake in Renewable Energy-Focused E&C Firm Westwood

    2024-08-07

    ESG Today: Alternative investment manager Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in renewables and power infrastructure-focused engineering and consulting firm Westwood Professional Services.

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    Financial Performance Main Motivator Behind ESG Strategies For First Time

    2024-08-07

    Yahoo Finance: Businesses believe the desire to improve financial performance should be the single most significant factor behind companies introducing environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies for the first time, a new survey has found.

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    Nuveen Climate Fund Invests $20 Million in e-waste Circularity Solutions Provider Onepak

    2024-08-07

    ESG Today: Digital supply chain and reverse logistics provider Onepak announced that it has raised $20 million from the Private Equity Impact team at asset manager Nuveen, aimed at developing and scaling its platform for facilitating e-waste circularity.

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    US Acknowledges 68% of Corporate Leaders are Involved in Greenwashing Practices: ERM

    2024-08-05

    ESG News: A recent report by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) highlights a significant issue within the ESG rating market: greenwashing. According to the study, 68% of corporate leaders in the United States admit to engaging in greenwashing practices.

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    Bill Gates’ Climate VC Breakthrough Energy Raises $839M, 2024’s Largest in the Sector

    2024-08-05

    ESG News: Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), backed by Bill Gates, has secured $839 million for its third flagship fund, BEV III, according to a recent regulatory filing. This makes it the largest climate fund raised so far in 2024.

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    ESMA Recommends Sustainability Disclosure Requirements for All Financial Products

    2024-07-25

    ESG Today: EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the publication of its “Opinion on the Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework,” setting out a series of key recommendations aimed at facilitating investor access to sustainable investments and supporting the financing of the transition to a sustainable economy.

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    How Corporate Advocacy Helped Secure The EU’s New Nature Restoration Law

    2024-07-25

    GreenBiz: The European Union’s Nature Restoration Law, a landmark piece of legislation that requires restoring 20 percent of the continent’s land and marine ecosystems by 2030 and paves the way for broader restoration for the long-term recovery of nature in the region, was passed in June.

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    Brookfield Renewable Issues C$400 Million Green Bonds to Fund Sustainable Investments

    2024-07-24

    ESG News: Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC; TSX: BEP.UN, BEPC) has announced a major step in its green financing efforts with the issuance of C$400 million in medium-term notes.

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    Switching to Sustainable Funds Offers Minimal Risk Impact: Study

    2024-07-24

    Funds Europe: Investors in Europe and Asia can transition to sustainable options with minimal impact on their portfolio exposures, according to a Morningstar research. Key takeaways from the report include insights into the limited growth bias of both active and passive sustainable strategies relative to their conventional peers.

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