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    ESG Securitization Is Next Frontier for Europe’s Finance Lobby

    2021-10-20

    BNN Bloomberg: Europe is neglecting a key financial investing tool in its efforts to promote sustainable capital flows, according to the association representing the region’s biggest banks and asset managers.

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    Capital Group Finds ESG Hampered by Lack of Consistency in Reporting

    2021-10-20

    Investment Week: Some 53% of investors globally say they are held back from integrating ESG data into their investment decision-making process due to a lack of consistency in ESG scores, a study by Capital Group has found.

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    Pandemic and Climate Change Are Biggest Deal Blockers In Next 12 Months, Say UK Dealmakers

    2021-10-14

    Private Equity Wire: UK dealmakers are equally convinced that the biggest threats to completing deals in the next 12 months will be issues stemming from the pandemic and climate change.

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    EQT Becomes First Private Markets Firm to Set Science Based ESG Targets

    2021-10-14

    Private Equity Wire: EQT AB is proud to announce that EQT’s science based targets have recently been approved and validated by the SBTi meaning that EQT has formalied its GHG emission reduction targets in line with the 1.5c pathway described in the Paris Agreement.

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    Prince Harry, Meghan Join ESG Boom As 'Impact Partners' In Fund

    2021-10-12

    Financial Post: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, are the latest to join the boom in sustainable investing as they follow Wall Street in embracing a multitrillion-dollar industry.

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    Deutsche Bank’s DWS Orders Fresh Probe Into ESG Greenwash Claims

    2021-10-06

    BNN Bloomberg: Deutsche Bank AG’s asset management unit is starting a fresh review into greenwashing claims by a whistleblower, as regulatory probes in the U.S. and Germany continue. 

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    In Covid Era, ESG Investors Found to Have Health ‘Blind Spot’

    2021-09-29

    BNN Bloomberg: Much like climate change, health poses a systemic risk that investors “cannot diversify away from,” according to a new report from ShareAction, a U.K. nonprofit focused on responsible investing. Through interviews with 30 asset managers, the group found that most aren’t investing in a way that protects human health.

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    ESG Can Drive Europe Stock Returns to 12% Outperformance

    2021-09-23

    Funds Europe: The outperformance of European stocks with high ESG ratings can be as high as 12% a year - but in the US there is no outperformance attributable to ESG just yet, research suggests.

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    Man GLG Unveils New Global Sustainability-focused Long / Short Hedge Fund

    2021-09-21

    Hedge Week: Man GLG, the discretionary investing unit of London-listed global alternative investment giant Man Group, has launched a new sustainability-focused long/short equity hedge fund which will trade across regions and sectors with a positive ESG bias.

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    Saudi Wealth Fund Plans Green Bond, Works With BlackRock on ESG

    2021-09-21

    BNN Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia’s $430 billion sovereign wealth fund plans to announce its first green debt issuance and is working with BlackRock Inc. on a framework incorporating environmental, social and governance principles.

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