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    ETF Issuers Are Losing Tolerance for ESG as Closures Surge

    2023-05-08

    BNN Bloomberg: As investor interest in ETFs that promote higher environmental, social and governance standards fades, more issuers are shutting down these funds.

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    Investors Managing $10 Trillion Urge Faster Corporate Action On Plastics

    2023-05-04

    XM: Investors including Pictet and Amundi managing $10 trillion in assets, signed a statement urging consumer goods and grocery companies to do more to cut their use of plastic packaging amid rising costs and risks.

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    Is ESG More A Backspace, Than The Next Page?

    2023-05-04

    ORF Online: ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has emerged as a powerful formalised force in shaping the business landscape, not only in terms of governance but also in driving the business of business itself. 

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    The World’s $5 Trillion Pile of ESG Debt Is Set to Keep Rising

    2023-05-03

    BNN Bloomberg: The world’s pile of socially conscious debt ballooned to a record $5.1 trillion in the first quarter — a sum the Institute of International Finance expects will keep on rising. 

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    Green Investment Funds Pushing Money Into Fossil Fuel Firms, Research Finds

    2023-05-02

    The Guardian: Investment funds branded as green or socially responsible are being used by some of the world’s largest asset managers to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in fossil fuel companies, according to a report.

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    ESG, Non-ESG Investing Returns Differ Minimally, Says Research Affiliates

    2023-05-01

    CIO: One big political debate these days is about whether ESG investing is a winner or not. Several red states have banned the strategy from their pension funds, arguing that non-financial considerations should have no bearing on investment decisions.

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    Renewables Deals at Record £119bn as Energy Crisis and Net Zero Drive M&A

    2023-04-27

    Private Equity Wire: The value of global mergers and acquisitions in the renewable energy sector reached a record £118.7 billion in 2022 - a rise of 57% on the previous year, according to new research by business advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts.

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    Venture Capital Firms Team Up To Cut Carbon Emissions

    2023-04-27

    Yahoo News: Leaders from venture capital firms are launching an alliance to support climate-friendly startups and encourage net-zero emissions in businesses across many industries.

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    Money-Market Managers Rebrand Almost $1 Trillion of Funds as ESG

    2023-04-25

    BNN Bloomberg: Money market funds targeting European clients have quietly been reclassifying their legal status to market themselves as promoters of ESG, with close to $1 trillion of highly liquid client assets now registered as such.

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    Institutional Investors Persist, Reveal Approach to Adopting ESG Investments Despite Controversy

    2023-04-25

    Yahoo Finance: A new Cogent Syndicated report from Escalent shows institutional investors are acting with appropriate caution following recent environmental, social, governance (ESG) legislative or coalition measures, yet are continuing to evaluate ESG investment strategies as counterparts to existing portfolio holdings.

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