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    Just 5% of Passive ESG Fund Investments Make Climate Impact, Study Says

    2023-06-06

    BNN Bloomberg: Most of the money invested in passively managed mutual funds that track ESG indexes fail to help fight climate change, according to a new study. 

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    Pension Funds Slow to Invest in Biodiversity Despite Massive Opportunities to Support Nature Restoration

    2023-06-06

    IFA Magazine: The research, developed by Pensions for Purpose and commissioned by Gresham House, highlights the opportunity for asset owners and managers to enable more resilient portfolios and bolster biodiversity by integrating nature preservation and restoration into their investment strategies. 

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    Only a Quarter of Asset Managers Have Anti-Deforestation Targets

    2023-06-05

    ESG Clarity: Just a quarter of the world’s 77 largest asset managers have made commitments on tackling deforestation, according to a report by campaigning group ShareAction.

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    Sharpening The ‘S’ In ESG: How Companies Can Make A Social Impact

    2023-06-02

    Forbes: As environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing grows—rising 84% to $34 trillion by 2026, PwC estimates—so are questions, especially among consumers and politicos, about the true value of ESG strategies.

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    Giant Bet on Nvidia Helps ESG Fund Manager Beat 99% of Peers

    2023-06-02

    Financial Post: The ESG fund with the biggest exposure to Nvidia Corp. has trounced much of the market, as bets on artificial intelligence transform the fortunes of portfolios promoting environmental, social and governance principles.

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    Amid Oil Industry Profits and Anti-ESG Campaigns, Proxy Votes See Less Support

    2023-06-01

    Investment News: Big investors appear to be showing less support for environmentally focused shareholder resolutions this year, with a handful of votes at oil companies being rejected by wide margins.

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    Why Nature-Based Investments Could Be ESG’s Crowning Glory

    2023-05-31

    GreenBiz: The coronation of Charles III inevitably brought renewed claims that monarchies are unwelcome relics of a bygone age. In at least one respect, though, the U.K.’s new king deserves to be recognized as ahead of the curve.

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    Insurers Flee Climate Alliance After ESG Backlash in the U.S.

    2023-05-25

    Financial Post: A United Nations-convened climate alliance for insurers suffered at least three more departures including the group’s chair, as insurance companies take fright in the face of opposition from U.S. Republican politicians.

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    Dwindling Support For ESG, Executive Pay Outrage

    2023-05-24

    Advisor's Edge: New research from ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) suggests shareholder support for environmental and social issues is on the decline, as are demands for scrutiny of executive pay.

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    Private Equity Gets Net-Zero Guidance

    2023-05-23

    ESG Clarity: The Net Zero Investment Framework Component for the Private Equity Industry has been designed by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), sustainability non-profit Ceres and consultancy Anthesis.

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