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    Biden Eases Trump-era Restrictions for Financial Advisers On ESG

    2022-11-22

    The Hill: The Biden administration is making it easier for money managers to consider climate change and other environmental and social factors in retirement investments. 

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    Morgan Stanley Launches Environment-focused Private Equity Platform

    2022-11-21

    Funds Europe: Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) launches 1GT growth-oriented private equity platform focused on companies aiming to mitigate climate change. 

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    Carlyle Targeting $1.6bn for Second Renewables Fund

    2022-11-18

    Private Equity Wire: The report cutes sources familiar with the matter as saying that Carlye began raising capital for Carlyle Renewable & Sustainable Energy Fund II earlier this year, which it  achieves its target size, will be twice the size of its $800 million predecessor fund.

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    Canada Pension Will Sell Firms That Don’t Take ESG Seriously

    2022-11-16

    BNN Bloomberg: The head of Canada’s $400 billion pension fund said he’s willing to cut ties with firms that aren’t committed to their net-zero targets.

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    Dimensional Expands Sustainable ETF Suite

    2022-11-16

    Yahoo Finance: Dimensional Fund Advisors, the Austin, Texas-based firm with nearly $600 billion in assets under management, added a new exchange-traded fund to its new lineup of sustainable products. The launch comes after the firm introduced its first set of green ETFs earlier this month.

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    Apollo, Oak Hill Back New ESG Template to Shake Up Opaque Loans

    2022-11-08

    BNN Bloomberg: Heavyweight creditors including Apollo Global Management Inc. and Oak Hill Advisors are making a high-level push to encourage borrowers in the loan market to increase disclosures on everything from carbon emissions to board diversity. 

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    Canada Eyes New ESG Bonds to Finance Heavy Polluters Going Green

    2022-11-03

    BNN Bloomberg: Canada is considering furthering its reach in ethical securities, after making its debut in the green bond market earlier this year.

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    Ares Management Selects Novata to Support ESG Data Collection

    2022-11-02

    Private Equity Wire: Novata, an ESG data management platform built for the private markets, is to provide ESG measurement and analysis support services for some of Ares Management's (Ares) direct lending strategies.

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    There Are Two Americas When it Comes to ESG

    2022-11-02

    BNN Bloomberg: The Windy City's retirement fund said it plans to sell all $350 million of its fossil-fuel holdings by the end of 2027, or invest enough in clean energy to fully offset its stakes in oil, gas and coal.

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    More Companies are Linking Executive Pay to ESG Performance, But Few See It as Critical to Sustainability Goals

    2022-10-31

    Cision: Large US companies are increasingly linking executive compensation to some form of ESG performance, with the share growing from 66 percent in 2020 to 73 percent in 2021. At the same time, just a minority of polled corporate executives say including ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance goals in executive pay is very important in achieving their ESG goals.

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