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    ESG, Project Bonds Set to Surge in Canada After Record Year

    2020-12-16 

    BloombergSales of sustainable and project bonds in Canada are expected to take off next year after companies issued a record amount of corporate debt in 2020 to bolster cash reserves and push out maturities. [Full article available to Bloomberg subscribers.]

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    BlackRock/Vanguard Defend Voting Records on Racial Equity

    2020-12-16 

    Funds EuropeTwo of the world’s largest fund managers have been accused of undermining their public statements in support of racial justice by allegedly voting against shareholder efforts for racial equity. 

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    Fed Joins Global Club of Peers in Climate Change Fight

    2020-12-15 

    Reuters: The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it has joined an international group of central banks focused on climate change risk, a signal that the Fed could move to incorporate the impacts of global warming into its regulatory writ. 

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    Investors Drop Nice-Guy Role on Climate Change Laggards

    2020-12-14 

    Pensions & Investments: Institutional investors and others are using new tactics to push oil and gas companies to get serious about climate change. [Full article available to Pensions & Investments subscribers.] 

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    BlackRock to Push Companies on Racial Diversity in 2021

    2020-12-10 

    Yahoo! FinanceBlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, plans to next year push companies for greater ethnic and gender diversity for their boards and workforces, and says it will vote against directors who fail to act. 

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    New York Pension Fund Pledges Net-zero Emissions by 2040

    2020-12-09 

    Investment NewsThe fund also said it may divest from the riskiest oil and gas companies by 2025. 

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    Analysis: Exchange Operators Embrace Sustainable Investing, With an Eye on Biden

    2020-12-08 

    ReutersWith money pouring in to assets linked to sustainable investing, exchange operators have increased their focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) business opportunities, which could get a boost from the policies of President-elect Joe Biden. 

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    Asset Management Industry ‘Not Doing a Good Job’ on Diversity, Says SEC Chief

    2020-12-04 

    Financial Times: One of the US’s most senior financial regulators has admitted the asset management industry is “not doing a good job” at making improvements in diversity and inclusion. [Full article available to Financial Times subscribers.] 

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    Top Canada Pension Funds Ask for Better ESG Disclosure

    2020-11-25

    Bloomberg: The heads of eight large Canadian pensions funds are pleading with companies to improve their environmental, social and governance disclosure by giving investors “consistent and complete” data.

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    Top Banks Create Standard to Report Emissions Linked to Finance

    2020-11-18

    BNN Bloomberg: A group of financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. are introducing a global accounting standard to gauge the climate impact of financial transactions.

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