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    CFA Highlights Sustainable Investment As Major Industry Theme For The Future

    2023-09-07

    ESG Clarity: The CFA Institute has released a flagship research paper identifying sustainable finance among four key narratives designed to assist practitioners and the industry in preparing their investment strategies for the years ahead.

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    Bank Watchdogs Told to Ratchet Up Oversight of ESG Risks

    2023-09-07

    BNN Bloomberg: Regulators need to step up oversight of banks’ environmental footprints as loss of natural capital exacerbates the impact of climate change, according to the Network for Greening the Financial System.

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    Private Equity Profits From Climate Disaster Clean-Up – While Investing In Fossil Fuels

    2023-09-07

    The Guardian: Private equity firms are increasingly profiting from cleaning up climate disasters in the US, while failing to better protect workers and often also investing in the fossil fuels that are causing the climate emergency, new research has found.

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    JPMorgan Says Trailblazing Rules to Boost India’s ESG Market

    2023-09-07

    Yahoo Finance: India’s new rules for environmental, social and governance investments and ratings are likely to attract more investors to the nation’s $1.4 billion market and serve as a model for other countries, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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    Investment Trust Sector Accused of Governance Failures

    2023-09-07

    ESG Clarity: The investment trust sector is facing calls for widespread reform after an investigation found some boards are falling below expected governance and engagement standards.

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    Integrating ESG Practices Into Your Core Business Model

    2023-09-06

    Forbes: According to McKinsey analysts, "global sustainable investment now tops $30 trillion." It has gone up by 68% since 2014. This is because businesses are facing increasing pressure from investors, customers and regulators to take proactive and transparent action on sustainability.

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    Concerns Voiced Over European Commission's ESG Ratings Proposal

    2023-09-05

    Funds Europe: The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has expressed significant reservations about the European Commission's (EC) recent unveiling of its ESG rating activities proposal.

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    Goldman Analysts Have Bad News for Fund Managers Ignoring ESG

    2023-09-04

    BNN Bloomberg: Asset managers trying to sell funds in Europe are finding it “increasingly difficult” to do so unless their products are registered as ESG, according to a study by analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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    NYC Pension CIO Sees Little Impact From Wall Street ESG Pullback

    2023-08-31

    Yahoo Finance: Steven Meier, the chief investment officer for the New York City Retirement System, said a pullback on ESG efforts by major fund-management companies has little impact on the city’s pensions and their power to vote on shareholder measures seeking to change corporate policies.

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    Gender Investing Gap Widest Among Under 25s

    2023-08-31

    ESG Clarity: The gender investing gap is widest among the younger generation, according to AJ Bell’s Money Matters campaign. The campaign found that among under 25s, just 37% of stocks and shares ISA contributions are from female investors.

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