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    Climate Change Can Pose Big Risks to Real Estate Investments

    2019-05-28

    CNBC: A 2018 report found that 35% of REIT properties have geographic exposure to climate hazards, including inland flooding, typhoons or hurricanes, and coastal flooding and elevated sea levels. The research evaluated 73,500 properties owned by 321 REITs.

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    More Managers Adding ESG Positions to Meet Demand

    2019-05-27

    Pensions & Investments: Money managers increasingly are creating positions for ESG and sustainable investing specialists, driven in large part by growing client demand.
     

    BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Faces Protest at Annual Shareholder Meeting for Lack of Action on Climate Change

    2019-05-23

    Common Dreams: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink faced criticism from community leaders, researchers, and legal experts at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM). During the meeting speakers from the Amazon and the U.S. called out Fink for the fact that his rhetoric on climate change does not match BlackRock’s actions, while others from India, the Philippines, and the U.S. were denied entry into the meeting.

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    ESG Inside View: What is ESG and Why Should Investors Care?

    2019-05

    Funds Europe: The term ‘ESG’ can be confusing for investors. There are a number of ways to define what constitutes ESG investing and there are different ways to integrate it. This means investors today have an increasing number of products with varying approaches to choose from.

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    Can a Hedge Fund Make the World Better?

    2019-05-23

    Institutional Investor: The vehicle will invest in companies developing solutions for environmental and social problems, while betting against the stocks of businesses seen as damaging to the world.

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    After $31 Trillion Inflows, Funds Figure Out Socially Responsible Investing

    2019-05-22

    Economic Times: As almost $31 trillion has flowed into investment funds and strategies that emphasize good governance and socially responsible business practices, hedge funds have largely found themselves left out. 

    SASB’s Investor Advisory Group Recruits 15 New Members – and New Chair

    2019-05-22

    IR Magazine: Fifteen new firms have joined the IAG, which has named Barbara Zvan, chief risk and strategy officer of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, as the group’s new chair.

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    There’s a New S&P 500 Index Without All the Bad Stuff

    2019-05-20

    Quartz: The S&P 500 index, one of the most recognizable stock indices in the world, just got a makeover in line with the latest trend in finance: ESG, or environmental, social, and governance, investing.

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    Asset Owners Putting More Emphasis on Diversity – Study

    2019-05-20

    Pensions & Investments: Asset owners with combined assets of more than $8 trillion are considering diversity to improve decision-making, according to a study of 100 global investors by think tank New Financial in collaboration with the U.K. Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association and law firm Pinsent Masons.

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    Social Impact Investing: Need for Clear Definitions

    2019-05

    IPE: The world’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles had some good news to share in January. Not only would it spend €500m on accelerating autonomous trucking technology but its investment would create 200 new jobs.

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