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    Asset Managers Weigh Nuclear Energy and Geopolitics as ESG Dilemmas

    2024-12-02

    Funds Europe: European asset managers face dilemmas over ESG priorities, including nuclear energy and military investments, according to the debut edition of the Funds Europe Asset Managers’ Carbon Impact Research Report.

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    EU Seeks to Streamline ESG Regulations Amid Growing Backlash

    2024-11-25

    BNN Bloomberg: The next European Commission will urgently seek to streamline the bloc’s many environmental, social and governance rules, as it responds to complaints that excessive regulations are gutting industry competitiveness.

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    EU Approves New ESG Ratings Regulation to Enhance Transparency and Investor Trust

    2024-11-20

    ESG News: The Council of the European Union has approved a groundbreaking regulation to enhance the transparency, consistency, and comparability of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings. 

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    Hundreds of ESG Funds Are Being Wound Down, Morningstar Says

    2024-10-24

    BNN Bloomberg: Asset managers in Europe and the US have spent 2024 winding down hundreds of ESG funds, as the investment strategy continues to bump up against regulatory headwinds.

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    AI Adoption for ESG Research Set to Grow

    2024-10-23

    Funds Europe: Investors expect to use artificial intelligence (AI) to address data challenges - but also view it as an ESG risk, according to research that reveals ESG adoption is at an "all time high".

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    Carbon Footprints of European Fund Portfolios Revealed

    2024-10-15

    Funds Europe: A research report published by Funds Europe has revealed wide variations in the carbon footprint of the investment portfolios of Europe's largest asset managers. 

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    EU Watchdog To Clarify ESG Fund Naming Rules After Backlash

    2024-10-11

    XM: The European Union's securities watchdog is considering changes or clarification to incoming rules on the naming of sustainable investment funds, after investors warned they could make it harder for polluters to access cash they want to decarbonise.

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    European Real Estate Decarbonisation Costs Increase But Remain Achievable

    2024-09-30

    Funds Europe: European real estate decarbonisation costs increase but remain achievable, according to a report from asset manager AEW. It is anticipated that this will be achievable for investors given AEW's projected annual return of 8.8% across all European prime sectors for the 2024-28 period. 

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    EU Commission Warns 17 Member States Over Failure to Implement CSRD Sustainability Reporting Rules

    2024-09-30

    ESG Today: The European Commission announced that it has sent letters to 17 EU member states, opening infringement procedures with the states over their failure to communicate that they have fully transposed the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into their national laws.

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    Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance turns five with 1.5°C-aligned emissions reductions

    2024-09-27

    Funds Europe: The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) recently celebrated its fifth anniversary at New York Climate Week by reporting annual emissions reductions of at least 6%, aligning with the 1.5°C pathway established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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