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    ADX Issues Environmental Guidelines for Listed Firms

    2019-07-29

    Trade Arabia: The launch of this set of 31 key performance indicators (KPIs) is aligned with ADX strategy which is designed to support economic growth, while providing a sustainable trading environment and encouraging the business community to adopt societal sustainability practices, said a statement from ADX.

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    Schroders to Buy Majority Stake in Impact Investor BlueOrchard

    2019-07-26

    IPE: Listed UK asset manager Schroders is to acquire a majority stake in impact investor BlueOrchard, underscoring the growing mainstream investor interest in this extension of the ESG investing movement.

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    EDF Signs Two Bilateral Sustainable Revolving Credit Facilities

    2019-07-22

    Globe Newswire: EDF signed two €300 million sustainability-indexed revolving credit facilities (RCF) which incorporate a pricing adjustment based on EDF’s sustainability performance linked to CO2 emissions and energy efficiency.

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    Mixed Pension Fund Response to Swedish Government Green Bonds Plan

    2019-07-22

    IPE: Sweden’s largest pension fund Alecta has welcomed the government’s plan to issue green bonds for the first time by next year – but others have voiced doubts about the proposed environmentally-linked sovereign debt.

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    MJ Hudson Acquires ESG Consultancy from Spring Associates

    2019-07-15

    Hedgeweek: MJ Hudson, an asset management consultancy, has acquired Spring Associates Responsible Investment Service, an ESG (environmental, social and governance) consultancy and reporting business, based in Amsterdam.

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    ​Nordea Life & Pension Sweden Makes €2.1bn Sustainable Investment Shift

    2019-07-12

    IPE: Nordea Life & Pension Sweden announced it shifted SEK22bn (€2.1bn) of investments in the first six months of this year from traditional investments to sustainable investments with a low carbon footprint and strict sustainability criteria.

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    Women on Boards “Tick Box Attitude” Remains

    2019-07-11

    Economia: Despite the FTSE 100 being less than 1% off their target of 33% female representation at board level by 2020, many companies may still be guilty of a “tick box attitude”

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    A Year of Being Green

    2019-07-11

    Guernsey Press: When it introduced the Guernsey Green Fund rules in July 2018, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission created the world’s first regulated green investment product. In doing so, it effectively created a ‘kitemark’ that once awarded assures investors that specific green criteria have been met and that their investments are having the desired, positive environmental impact.

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    EIB, Amundi to Launch New Green Debt Programme

    2019-07-09

    Renewables Now: The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Paris-based asset manager Amundi SA have signed an agreement to launch a new green financing programme that will enable smaller European enterprises to gain access to green debt instruments.

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    UK Launches Far-Reaching Green Finance Strategy

    2019-07-03

    IR Magazine: In an attempt to cement the UK’s position as a global climate leader, the government has announced its Green Finance Strategy, which sets out plans to increase investment in sustainable projects and infrastructure.

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