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    Crypto ETF Drags ESG Label Into Wildly Volatile World of Bitcoin

    2023-08-28

    BNN Bloomberg: A London-based money manager has just attached an ESG label to a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, in a move that has environmental experts doing a double take.

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    Junk Offsets Are Feeding Wave of Greenwashing, Study Shows

    2023-08-25

    Yahoo Finance: Corporations relying on carbon credits to support their green claims now face “robust and credible” proof that the vast majority of such securities aren’t fit for purpose, according to a study published in the journal Science.

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    Future Sins as Relevant as Past Transgressions in ESG

    2023-08-25

    ETF Stream: How ESG ETFs react to a company’s future transgressions has been thrown into the spotlight after fossil fuel major ConocoPhillips announced plans to double its interest in a Canadian oil sands facility.

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    Surge In ESG Investment Amid Management Challenges

    2023-08-23

    Funds Europe: Over 90% of executives are planning to increase their expenditure in ESG, according to a new report. The 'ESG Data Acquisition & Management Survey 2023', conducted by Bloomberg and Adox, revealed that 92% of executives intend to augment their ESG (environmental, social and governance) expenditure by at least 10%.

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    BlackRock's Support For ESG Themes Declines Further

    2023-08-23

    VCCircle: Top asset manager BlackRock reported a further decline in its support for shareholder resolutions on environmental and social themes, citing corporate progress on the areas and poor crafting of the measures by filers.

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    Bloomberg Survey Reveals Increasing Demand for ESG Data but Data Management Challenges Persist

    2023-08-23

    PR Newswire: The demand for ESG data is on the rise, according to a new Bloomberg and Adox Research survey of more than 100 portfolio managers, climate risk executives, and data management executives.

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    Inside Fidelity International’s Fund to Invest in Biodiversity

    2023-08-23

    GreenBiz: Investors know carbon pretty well: how to measure it, assess its impacts and incorporate it into investment-decision making. 

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    Investor Participation ‘Key Step’ For Early Coal Retirements In Apac

    2023-08-21

    ESG Clarity: Private sector investor participation in managed phase-out (MPO) projects is essential for scaling up early coal retirements in the Asia-Pacifc region, according to analysts at Sustainable Fitch, but asset managers remain wary.

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    Just 1.5% of Global Funds Match Paris 1.5°C Climate Goal

    2023-08-21

    Funds Europe: Only 1.5% of global investment funds are aligned with the Paris Agreement's ambitions to arrest global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, revealed Clarity AI data.

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    KKR Boosts Climate Strategy With Global Infrastructure Team Hire

    2023-08-21

    ESG Clarity: KKR, a global investment firm, has hired a co-head for the firm’s global climate strategy, rounding out a refreshed leadership team focused on climate-related investments as part of KKR’s infrastructure platform.

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