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    Will 2021 Be the Year Advisors Embrace Sustainable Investing?

    2021-01-04 

    Think Advisor: Many investors are asking for it, relative performance is strong and asset managers are providing more investment options. [Full article available to Think Advisor subscribers.] 

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    ESG Data Not Fit for Purpose

    2021-01-04 

    Top1000FundsA cohort of ESG experts argued that the current data and research available for investors is lacking. Elsewhere they urged investors to engage with corporate boards to encourage change. 

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    2020 Showed That Green Banks Are a Global Movement in the Making

    2021-01-04 

    GreenBizWhile the attention of the world is on a rapid and sustainable COVID-19 recovery, increasing climate change risks continue to loom large. Recovery will require investments that create jobs and ensure not only immediate green recovery, but also long-term sustainable development. We need ready solutions that promote local development of climate-resilient infrastructure and use capital and innovation from the private sector to advance public objectives. We need green banks: an implementable, versatile answer for sustainable economic recovery. 

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    Green, Social Bond Investors Seek Sustainability Oversight

    2020-12-28 

    The Asset: Investors are beginning to seek independent audits of the sustainability targets of green bonds and social bonds as part of their bond covenants to ensure their investments are used for the intended purpose. 

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    Climate Change Led to Record Insurance Payouts in 2020

    2020-12-28 

    Bloomberg: Two new reports put price tags on the year’s warming-fueled severe weather events. [Full article available to Bloomberg subscribers.] 

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    Climate Tech Comes to Real Estate’s Rescue

    2020-12-23 

    PERE: With decarbonization no longer optional for the industry, technology can also help owners to obtain better performance data and cut operating costs. [Full article available to PERE subscribers.]

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    Report: International Public Entities Lead Way on ESG Actions

    2020-12-22 

    Pensions & Investments: ESG-related ratings actions accounted for three-quarters of actions on international public finance entities and a third of U.S. public finance actions, according to a report released Tuesday by S&P Global Ratings. [Full article available to Pensions & Investments subscribers.] 

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    Interview: CFA Institute Positive About ESG Disclosure Standard

    2020-12-22 

    IPECFA Institute is looking forward to the next steps on its proposed ESG disclosure standard for investment products following strong support of the organisation’s thinking on critical points, according to its lead on the project has said. 

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    How Not to Use ESG Scores for Evaluating Sustainability

    2020-12-21 

    The Asset: While environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores are valuable insights into an investment portfolio’s level of sustainability, the investors, asset managers and index providers who use them have to be careful about relying solely on these data.

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    Global Green Bond Market Seen Hitting 1 Trillion Euros in 2021

    2020-12-21 

    The Asset: EU to drive surge with new regulations and issuances, says NN Investment Partners. 

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