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      Five Ways Modern Enterprises Can Take Advantage Of ESG

      2024-03-13

      Forbes: Many organizations are becoming deeply familiar with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, responding to a variety of factors ranging from government initiatives aimed at net-zero emissions to public sentiment in favor of ESG practices.

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      80% Foresee Fewer Investment Options Due To ESG Requirements, Study Shows

      2024-03-12

      Funds Europe: A study on investment management professionals in various sectors, including Life Insurers, London Markets (re)insurers, and investment managers, has revealed mounting worries about greenwashing amidst tightening ESG standards.

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      BlackRock Acquires Solar and Storage Portfolio from Excelsior Energy Capital

      2024-03-12

      ESG Today: Renewable energy infrastructure investor Excelsior Energy Capital announced the acquisition by BlackRock of a portfolio of 38 solar energy and battery storage projects.

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      Banks, Hedge Funds Need to Stop Using Sexual Harassment NDAs, UK Lawmakers Say

      2024-03-07

      BNN Bloomberg: Banks and financial firms should be banned from using nondisclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment disputes because they risk silencing victims while protecting perpetrators, British lawmakers have warned.

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      Financial Services Firms Among Top 10 To Pay Greenwashing Fines

      2024-03-07

      ESG Clarity: Banking and financial firms DWS, Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon have been featured on a list of firms that have paid the largest corporate fines, settlements and donations over the last 10 years for greenwashing activities.

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      US Banks Abandon ‘Bare Minimum’ Environmental Standards Project, Alarming Climate Groups

      2024-03-05

      The Guardian: Four of the world’s biggest banks have left the Equator Principles, a set of minimum industry standards and safeguards for financial institutions to address environmental and social risks in countries where they finance fossil fuel and mining projects.

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      Companies Walk ESG Tightrope, Under Fire From All Sides Over Disclosures

      2024-02-29

      MSN: Since joining Asahi Group in 2020 as sustainability chief, Preeti Srivastav has helped the Japanese brewer make several environmental and social pledges but has not got it to disclose all its progress.

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      S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches Biodiversity-Focused Benchmarks

      2024-02-29

      Funds Europe: Index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices has added the S&P Biodiversity Indices to its sustainability-focused performance benchmarking tools range for asset managers and financial institutions.

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      Investors “Do Not Know How To Measure Climate Risk”

      2024-02-28

      Funds Europe: An overwhelming majority of investors consider that climate risk will have a highly significant impact on their infrastructure investment but say that they do not know how to measure this risk and therefore manage it, according to research.

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      Companies Risk Greenwashing With Their Trade Group Activities, Report Says

      2024-02-26

      GreenBiz: Companies with ambitious environmental objectives are failing to reconsider or disclose their affiliations with trade groups that actively lobby against climate goals and decarbonization policies, a new study has found.

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