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    ASIC Commences Greenwashing Case Against Vanguard Investments Australia

    2023-07-25

    ASIC: ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Vanguard Investments Australia, alleging misleading conduct in relation to claims about certain environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exclusionary screens applied to investments in a Vanguard fund.  

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    A Strong Start: The Key to Decoding ESG Priorities

    2023-07-25

    Private Equity Wire: ESG executives’ scope of responsibilities is expanding exponentially as regulatory and investor demands continue to rise. Critical to their success is leadership buy-in and building a keen understanding of which ESG metrics are relevant to their particular strategy.

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    ESG Funds: Do They Walk the Talk?

    2023-07-25

    Wealth Management: While environmental, social, and governance investing continues to increase in popularity, important questions remain about its practical significance.

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    CDP Raises Concerns About Fragmented ESG Ratings Regulations

    2023-07-24

    Benefits and Pensions Monitor: CDP has issued a warning regarding potential regulatory fragmentation in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ratings globally. In recent years, various policy initiatives have emerged with the aim of regulating ESG ratings.

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    Fund Managers Prefer Using ESG Bonds To Reach Net-Zero

    2023-07-24

    Business Times: More than 70 per cent of asset managers said that sustainable bond structures are their first means of raising capital to help meet their net-zero targets, according to a survey by banking group NatWest.

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    ‘Stark Increase’ in ESG AUM Despite Lack of Newcomers

    2023-07-20

    ESG Clarity: Assets under management sitting in ESG Ucits funds is on track to exceed €7.9trn by 2025, predicted PwC, despite fewer funds coming to the market.

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    Funds Tracking UK’s Bluechip Stock Index Have an ESG Problem

    2023-07-19

    BNN Bloomberg: Funds tracking the UK’s main stock index are exposed to considerably more environmental and social harm than those following other major benchmarks in Western Europe.

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    BlackRock Might Not Be 'Woke' Anymore After The Asset Manager Put an Oil CEO on its Board

    2023-07-19

    Business Insider: BlackRock has drawn the ire of conservatives ever since the world's largest asset manager came out in favor of investing with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in mind — a style dismissed by its right-wing critics as "woke."  

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    Financial Institutions Rally Against Deep-Sea Mining

    2023-07-19

    Funds Europe: A group of 36 financial institutions managing over €3.3 trillion in assets has released a joint statement calling on governments to refrain from deep-sea mining until its potential risks are understood. 

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    Ex-HSBC Banker Sees Contentious ESG Label Dethroning Green Bonds

    2023-07-19

    BNN Bloomberg: A former HSBC Holdings Plc banker says one of the most criticized sustainable bond structures on Wall Street has the potential to dominate the roughly $6 trillion ethical debt market.

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