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    Asset Managers Touting ESG Enjoy a Turbo-Charged Coal Boom

    2023-02-13

    BNN Bloomberg: As one of the world’s top-performing coal companies embarks on an expansion plan, investors who have pledged to target a low-carbon future are helping finance its growth.

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    New Sovereign Bond Framework Will Assess Climate Risk

    2023-02-09

    Funds Europe: A group of asset owners and managers say a newly launched framework will deal with the "analysis dearth" regarding data about sovereign bond issuers and their emissions, climate policies and opportunities to mitigate climate risks.

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    Fund Bosses Start Turning Backs on ESG Indexes After Downgrades

    2023-02-07

    BNN Bloomberg: Investment managers are cooling to indexes that were once viewed as a safe ticket to the highest ESG fund designation. Climate-transition and Paris-aligned benchmarks, intended by the European Union to help fund managers track some of the world’s cleanest assets, have had a bad run in recent months.

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    Asset Owner Alliance Falters in Net Zero Public Disclosures

    2023-01-30

    Funds Europe: Questionable decarbonisation reporting by the UN-convened alliance of institutional investors committed to net-zero emissions could thwart efforts to reverse global warming, it is claimed.

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    Why Does ESG Matter When Raising Funds?

    2023-03-03

    ESG Clarity: If it seems to you that the general question of “why does ESG matter?” is repeatedly asked, then that is a good indicator of its increasing prominence across the alternative assets industry.

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    Confusion About ESG Reporting Rampant in Private Markets

    2023-01-27

    Investment Week: Private market companies are baffled by ESG reporting requirements with 90% of companies held in private equity funds unsure how to report, according to a new study by KEY ESG.

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    Investors Focus ESG on Contrast Between Climate Words and Actions

    2023-01-26

    Roll Call: Investors will ramp up their scrutiny of corporate political spending this spring with a specific focus on whether companies' advocacy and lobbying align with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

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    ESG Debt Could Fund Oil and Gas Decommissioning

    2023-01-20

    IFR: The cumulative cost of decommissioning ageing oil and gas assets may reach US$42bn by 2024, according to research company Rystad Energy, as wells are plugged and installations are dismantled and removed and the environment is restored.

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    Private Equity Dealmakers Say Don’t Ignore Firms With Bad ESG

    2023-01-17

    BNN Bloomberg: Private equity firms shouldn’t ignore companies with poor environmental, social and governance records when seeking sustainable investments, a panel of dealmakers told the World Economic Forum in Davos. 

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    Large Asset Managers 'Block Progress' on ESG Issues in 2022

    2023-01-17

    Investment Week: A report released from ShareAction has accused large asset managers of “blocking progress” on ESG issues and reveals how they voted on shareholder resolutions in 2022.

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