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    Franklin Templeton Launches Two Green Bond ETFs

    2023-10-31

    ESG Clarity: Franklin Templeton has launched three active fixed income ETFs, which includes two sustainable green bond funds. The Franklin Sustainable Euro Green Sovereign, Franklin Sustainable Euro Green Corp 1-5 Year and Franklin Euro IG Corporate are all Ucits offerings.

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    FCA Warns Some ESG-Labelled Passives ‘Completely Misleading’ – Report

    2023-10-25

    ETF Stream: Speaking at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) London conference last week, Mhairi Jackson, policy lead in asset management at the FCA, said the regulator was having to “push back” against some asset managers' attempts to label themselves as ESG, Reuters reported.

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    Companies Are Slowly Realizing Their Banks Are Adding To Their Carbon Emissions

    2023-10-25

    GreenBiz: Shortly after Vince Digneo joined Palo Alto Networks as head of sustainability, climate and clean energy in July 2021, he launched a review of its environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) disclosure practices.

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    A $6 Trillion ESG Headache Is Bleeding Into Fund Flows

    2023-10-25

    Yahoo Finance: Asset managers are sitting on roughly $6 trillion of funds registered as Article 8, which is a European Union classification requiring that environmental, social and good governance goals be “promoted.”

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    Long-Awaited SDR ‘Missed Opportunity’ For Advisers

    2023-10-24

    ESG Clarity: Financial advisers have not been explicitly included in the design of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) proposed labelling scheme to crack down on greenwashing, the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR), which, after several delays, is due to be in place before 2024.

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    Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser Says the ‘New S’ in ESG Is Security

    2023-10-24

    BNN Bloomberg: The escalating tensions between Israel and Hamas are prompting global business chiefs to think more about security issues, according to Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser. 

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    Despite Pressures, Pension Plans Expect ESG Exposure to Grow

    2023-10-24

    Institutional Investor: A large portion of 152 global corporate and public pension funds recently surveyed by Apex Partners — 58 percent — said they expect allocations to private equity that accounts for environmental, social, and governance factors to rise over the next three years.

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    Fidelity Launches Paris-Aligned Fixed Income ETFs

    2023-10-23

    ESG Clarity: Fidelity International has launched two active fixed income ETFs with a focus on sustainable investing, classified as Article 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

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    ESG Fund Closures in US Outpace Launches for First Time Since 2020 - Morningstar

    2023-10-23

    US News: Money managers in the United States have closed funds with sustainability mandates faster than they opened new ones over the past three months as investor appetite waned for the asset class overall, data firm Morningstar said.

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    Russell Investments’ 2023 ESG Manager Survey: ESG Factors Increasingly Drive Investment Decision-Making

    2023-10-23

    Business Wire: Russell Investments has released results from its ninth-annual ESG Manager Survey, which offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of ESG practices within the investment management industry. 

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