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GreenBiz: To account for the effects of a world in flux, more investors are pursuing strategies that consider relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, an approach known broadly as sustainable investing. In 2017 alone, assets managed through such an approach increased by 37 percent, according to Bloomberg.
Barron's: The financial industry has jumped on the impact investing and environmental, social or governance—or ESG—bandwagon. But Hiromichi Mizuno, the man who oversees $1.6 trillion in the world’s largest public pension fund, says true believers on Wall Street are still hard to find, so he is taking his own steps to push ESG and impact investing off the sidelines.
Forbes: The International Finance Corp (IFC) estimates that investor demand for impact investing, or investing with the goal of environmental and social impact in addition to financial return, could be $26 trillion. This is over 50 times the Global Impact Investing Network’s most recent estimate for the minimum size of the impact investing market of $502 billion in assets under management.
Financial Post: Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, a global leader in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research, data and assessments. The acquisition furthers Moody’s objective of promoting global standards for ESG for use by market participants.
Advisor's Edge: The firm published a report that models three different scenarios, examining the impact of average warming of two, three and four degrees Celsius over three timeframes (to 2030, 2050 and 2100). For both investors and the planet, limiting warming to 2°C is ideal, the report found.
Quartz: Legal & General Investment Management is one of the world’s largest investors, with more than £1 trillion in assets. LGIM announced that it has built its own energy-transition model to guide companies it invests in to align with climate goals set under the Paris climate agreement.
Pensions & Investments: The report, "Getting physical: Scenario analysis for assessing climate risks," uses new tools and data to articulate the potential impact on different U.S. asset classes, including municipal bonds, utilities, commercial real estate and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
IPE: The green bonds market has grown from nothing to about $500bn (€443bn) outstanding in just a decade. Hundreds of issuers have offered thousands of deals now coming from about 50 countries. This is a global phenomenon.
IPE: Climate Action 100+ (CA100+), the engagement focused collaboration with the strapline ‘global investors driving business transition’ now numbers 323 investors and appears to be hitting its stride.
GreenBiz: The $5.2 billion water technology Xylem disclosed the execution of a new $800 million loan meant to finance ongoing investments in its business. It’s not the size of the loan that’s significant — it’s the terms that guide how it will be paid back.
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