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    Voluntary Action Isn’t Enough — Sustainable Finance Needs Better Climate Policy

    2023-08-09

    GreenBiz: InfluenceMap, a think tank that maintains a database following large companies and investors’ lobbying activity related to climate policy, shared its assessment of 45 of the world’s largest asset managers.

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    New Venture Capital Firm Is Using the ‘Planetary Boundaries’ Model to Invest

    2023-08-09

    BNN Bloomberg: A new climate tech venture capital firm with a focus on early stage startups that promise to help stabilize the planet has launched. 

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    BlackRock Launches Low-Carbon Strategy in New Zealand

    2023-08-08

    ESG Clarity: BlackRock is aiming to raise NZ$2bn for a New Zealand-focused strategy that will allow private investment in New Zealand’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

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    S&P Ditches ESG Debt Rating Scores Amid Criticism

    2023-08-08

    Investment Week: Since 2021 the debt rating agency has used a scoring system of one to five to denote a company's ESG-related risk. Five is the lowest grade exposure, one is the highest.

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    Nordea AM Fund Alters Diversity Focus and Downgrades to Article 8

    2023-08-08

    ESG Clarity: Nordea Asset Management has renamed and broadened the scope of its Nordea 1 Global Gender Diversity fund to expand its investment universe and focus on engagement. 

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    Baillie Gifford Hits Back at Greta Thunberg's 'Greenwashing' Accusations

    2023-08-07

    Investment Week: Thunberg was supposed to appear at the Edinburgh International Book Festival at a panel on climate change scheduled for August 13, but pulled out of the event on August 4. Baillie Gifford is the lead sponsor of the festival.

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    Get Ready For More ESG Lawsuits

    2023-08-02

    GreenBiz: The rise in ESG-related lawsuits and settlements is driving many companies to adjust how they communicate about environmental, social and governance issues. It’s also driving a growing number to consult lawyers and other subject matter experts for guidance. 

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    Activists Are Targeting Diverse Boards — And Succeeding

    2023-08-02

    Institutional Investor: Activist hedge funds are paying attention to board diversity — and are using that information to decide on their next targets. New research shows that activist investors are more likely to succeed when boards are less united and slower to act — two characteristics that are common among diverse boards, where members come from different backgrounds and tend to bring different perspectives. 

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    Asset Managers Welcome Pause Halting Deep Sea Mining

    2023-08-02

    ESG Clarity: Several asset managers who co-signed a letter urging governments to protect the ocean and not proceed with deep-sea mining, have welcomed a temporary moratorium on the practice.

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    Corporate ESG Claims to Soon Face Audits to Address Greenwashing Fears

    2023-08-02

    BNN Bloomberg: The disclosures that companies make about their green credentials will be evaluated by new global audit standards that are expected to be finalized by the end of next year.

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