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    Gaining Indigenous Peoples’ Consent for Sustainable Hydropower

    2020-05-07

    BNAmericas: New sustainability guidance will give increased confidence to local communities, industry and investors that hydropower projects can be successfully developed while respecting Indigenous People’s lands, rights and culture.

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    Closing The Gap: Asset Managers Highlight Initiatives to Improve Gender Pay Inequality

    2020-05-07

    Institutional Asset Manager: Asset managers, including Fidelity International, Aviva Investors, and Invesco, have outlined their initiatives to close the gender pay gap, as scrutiny returns to the male-dominated financial services industry.

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    Even Proxy Advisers Are Split Over Mining’s Emissions Debate

    2020-05-05

    Bloomberg: Key investor advisory groups are divided on whether Rio Tinto Group shareholders should support a demand for the world’s No. 2 miner to extend the range of its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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    A New Hedge Fund Will Make Bets Based on Green Strategies

    2020-05-05

    Bloomberg: Italian private equity firm Ambienta SGR SpA is starting its first hedge fund, led by former Man GLG money manager Fabio Pecce, to bet on and against companies based on their green credentials.

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    ‘Green’ Focus Could Improve Post-Coronavirus Recovery

    2020-05-05

    Pensions & Investments: Research published Tuesday by the Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment concluded that by implementing climate-friendly, green policies in COVID-19 economic recovery packages, governments and policymakers can deliver better results — including the creation of more jobs and increased long-term cost savings — than through more traditional stimulus.

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    As ESG Grows, Liquidity Could Wither

    2020-04-29

    Securities Lending: A growing number of asset owners and managers are voicing concerns that securities lending undermines their ability to exercise proper stewardship on underlying investments.

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    Wells Fargo AM CEO Heads Up Sustainable Initiatives

    2020-05-01

    International Investment: Wells Fargo Asset Management CEO Nico Marais has announced that he will "personally sponsor" the firm's ESG capabilities and sustainable investing initiative, alongside a new sustainable investing taskforce.

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    Covid-19 Downturn Will Not Stop ESG’s Momentum

    2020-04-29

    Hedge Week: With climate change among the top policy challenges globally, ESG (environmental, social and governance) investment themes have become key components among some of the most successful hedge funds in recent years, with Sir Chris Hohn’s TCI Fund, Caxton Associates, JP Morgan, and Man Group emerging as major advocates.

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    ESG Funds Can Have Net Negative Impact

    2020-04-29

    Citywire Selector: ESG funds are often viewed as comparable to positive impact strategies but they are fundamentally different concepts that shouldn’t be confused.

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    Will ESG Funds Surface as The Winners of the Crisis?

    2020-04-29

    Expert Investor: Without fiscal rescue packages, the coronavirus crisis is expected to have devastating effects on a swath of companies, but could sustainable firms come out better than others?

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