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    Large Institutions, Including AIMCo, OMERS, and CPP, Reveal Their Progress on Diversity

    2021-06-29

    Institutional Investor: One year after 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests sparked reflection on diversity in the investment industry, research published by the Institutional Leadership Network shows that major players have implemented a wide range of equity and inclusion initiatives. But the organizations say there is still a long way to go.

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    Hines Unveils Ambitious New ESG Strategy, Building On Six-Decade Commitment To Sustainability And Placemaking

    2021-06-24

    Cision: Hines, the international real estate firm, has unveiled an ambitious new ESG strategy to elevate its commitments to environmental, social and governance issues, with a particular focus on the climate emergency, by accelerating its efforts to lead the industry in decarbonization of the built environment. 

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    How to Separate Real ESG Funds From the Not-So-Real

    2021-06-23

    BNN Bloomberg: Worldwide, there are more than 600 exchange-traded funds that claim to follow the principles of environmental, social and governance investing—in one way or another. But how many of them really do?

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    Pension Trustees Increasingly Rely on Investment Consultants to Deliver ESG Agenda

    2021-06-22

    Institutional Asset Manager: A new study from the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and BMO Global Asset Management finds that, as ESG has risen to the top of pension trustees’ agendas, most trustees are relying on investment consultants for their schemes’ adherence to sustainability goals.

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    'Mediocre' Male Managers Are Stopping Women's Rise

    2021-06-17

    BBC: "Mediocre" male managers are blocking women's development in the finance world because they are better at office politics, new research suggests. Women also said many managers "faked empathy" on diversity, and more direct bosses were easier to work with.

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    Bill Ackman Sent a Text to the CEO of Mastercard. What Happened Next Is a Parable for ESG.

    2021-06-16

    Institutional Investor: A yearlong campaign to hold major companies accountable for online sexual abuse met with little success — until a New York Times article got a hedge fund manager involved.

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    Investors with $41 Trillion Ask G-7 to Stop Subsidizing Fossil Fuels

    2021-06-10

    BNN Bloomberg: A coalition of investors overseeing a combined $41 trillion of assets have called on world leaders to set more ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets and end support for fossil fuels.DWS Group, Legal and General Investment Management and Pacific Investment Management Co. were among 457 investors that wrote a joint letter to heads of state ahead of the Group of Seven leaders summit that will start on Friday in Cornwall, England. 

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    Private Equity Vows to Help the World. Lenders Want Proof

    2021-06-09

    Yahoo Finance: In recent years, borrowers have been able to get a reduction in their interest costs in return for meeting targets linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. That trend has been turbocharged this year by private equity firms seeking a piece of the action.

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    Investors Expect Financial Firms to Embrace Sustainability

    2021-06-08

    Think Advisor: Sustainable investing has solidified its position as a creditable investment option, and will likely hold that position for a long time to come, according to a study released by Allianz Life.

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    Private Equity and Hedge Fund Investors Increasingly Focusing On Outcomes As ESG Integration Deepens

    2021-06-01

    Private Equity Wire: The ninth annual ESG Report from LGT Capital Partners analyses the activities of 344 managers globally (including 267 private equity managers) and assesses the improvements made in ESG practices. 

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