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    ‘We Must Turn Our Anger and Pain Into Action’

    2020-06-12

    Institutional Investor: Asset managers from Black and other minority communities are urging their peers to help “level the playing field” for businesses led by people of color.

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    No Women Want Their Own Private Equity Firm Because Of The Gender Pay Gap

    2020-06-11

    Forbes: Acknowledged as an old boys’ club, the private equity industry is at risk of becoming further underrepresented by women due to issues around the gender pay gap, a lack of diversity and a resistance to change the macho culture that persists in this sector.

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    Sustainable Finance Boosted by New Rules on ESG-Linked Bonds

    2020-06-09

    Bloomberg: Guidelines released Tuesday are set to encourage more borrowers to issue bonds tied to general environmental targets, rather than specific projects, following massive growth of similar deals in the loan market.

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    ESG Fund Ratings: Not Perfect, but Still Valuable

    2020-06-09

    ThinkAdvisor: Critics of environmental, social and governance fund ratings often cite numerous reasons as to why the ratings lack validity. While the ratings aren’t perfect, we explore some of the reasons why we believe they are worthwhile and how they may continue to improve.

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    The ‘Dark Side’ of ESG

    2020-06-09

    Institutional Investor: Investors should explore the “dark side” of responsible investing, going beyond the common tactic of simply avoiding stocks for environmental, social or governance reasons.

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    Threat From Climate Change To Financial Stability Bigger Than Covid-19

    2020-06-07

    Financial Times: Climate change poses a bigger threat to financial stability than the coronavirus pandemic and the rules on bank lending to fossil fuel groups must be tightened to address it, a new report has warned. [Full article available to Financial Times subscribers]

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    Investors With $12 Trillion Call for Green EU Recovery Plan

    2020-06-05

    Bloomberg: Global investors managing 11 trillion euros ($12 trillion) are demanding a rapid green recovery in Europe to avoid worsening financial, health and social problems.

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    A Goldman Executive Has Advice for His White Colleagues

    2020-06-04

    Bloomberg: To everyone who's asked me some variant of "how's it going?" over the past month, I've probably lied. Or lacked the words to articulate it fully, but I’m giving it a shot.

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    The Other Fossils in the Boardroom

    2020-06-03

    Bloomberg: The world’s largest banks have issued billions in loans to sustainable businesses and taken some steps to restrict funding for some of world’s worst polluters. But the greening of global finance hasn’t reached the boardroom yet.

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    ESG Isn’t Enough for Alpha

    2020-06-02

    Institutional Investor: When investors use environmental, social, and governance factors to choose companies to invest in, they don’t outperform, research shows. But when ESG factors are combined with high employee satisfaction, shareholders reap the rewards.

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