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ESG Today: Sustainability-focused asset management firm Candriam announced the launch of the Candriam Equities L ESG Market Neutral Fund, a new fund aimed at offering stable, positive returns, investing in companies as sustainability leaders and shorting companies identified as less sustainable.
Portfolio Adviser: Fidelity closed its UK-domiciled Sustainable Water & Waste OEIC on 15 August, less than five years after its December 2019 launch.
ESG News: LGT Capital Partners' 2024 ESG Report highlights the growing dedication among alternative investment managers to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards. Over the past decade, the percentage of private equity managers with robust ESG processes has jumped from 27% to 73%, signaling a significant shift towards sustainability.
Funds Europe: The global sustainable finance market is showing signs of improvement in 2024, with stable issuance levels and emerging areas of growth, according to research from ING, a global financial institution of Dutch origin.
Yahoo Finance: BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, cut its support for shareholder proposals linked to environmental and social issues to a fresh low of 4.1% in the most recent annual general meeting season, it said.
Yahoo Finance: The wave of anti-ESG sentiment that fueled a global retreat from the investing strategy is now showing signs of losing steam, according to an executive at the wealth management arm of Deutsche Bank AG.
Future CFO: According to an industry expert, Scott Lane, CEO and Founder of Speeki, a full-service ESG and sustainability reporting and management partner to large multinationals, fund managers and corporates must bring in cross-function ESG generalists to boards, rather than experts with a narrow expertise in sustainability or diversity.
ESG Today: Alternative investment manager Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in renewables and power infrastructure-focused engineering and consulting firm Westwood Professional Services.
ESG News: Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), backed by Bill Gates, has secured $839 million for its third flagship fund, BEV III, according to a recent regulatory filing. This makes it the largest climate fund raised so far in 2024.
ESG News: Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC; TSX: BEP.UN, BEPC) has announced a major step in its green financing efforts with the issuance of C$400 million in medium-term notes.
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