Impact investing – Page 7
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NewsCOP28: Denmark’s Velliv calls for more blended finance to speed green shift
Pensions firm calls for government-linked vehicles which fit institutional investors’ risk profile
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NewsFrance is first country to transpose CSRD into national law
The Directive will replace the Non-Financial Reporting Directive, laying out much stricter expectations for companies reporting on environmental and social impacts
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NewsMissing link between carbon intensity and ESG ratings drives ‘dilution’
Lack of correlation can complicate efforts from investors who want to lower their carbon footprint, but also take into account other ESG factors
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NewsUK pension funds align impact investing with fiduciary duty
Research from Pensions for Purpose shows impact investing and fiduciary duty are not mutually exclusive
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NewsUK regulator finalises labelling regime for sustainability funds
After roughly a year of consultation with the market, the FCA has made a number of changes to the rules
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NewsImpact Disclosure Taskforce created in bid to scale financing of UN SDGs
Guidance to be drafted with aim of helping corporates and sovereign entities provide disclosures helpful for accessing pools of capital
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NewsGRI seeks comments on draft standards to enhance climate action transparency
The consultation comes on the eve of the United Nations COP28 climate change summit
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NewsMining 2030 Commission gets supports from 82 investors as members named
Among the 82 investors that are backing the initiative are APG in the Netherlands, USS in the UK, US fund CalSTRS and Canadian pension fund CDPQ
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NewsNew partnership formed to create bespoke ‘next generation’ ESG indices
MerQube and Impact Cubed are responding to a need for customisation and factual accuracy
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NewsIIGCC publishes investor guidance on climate solutions
The guidance looks at climate solutions in public equities and corporate fixed income portfolios
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NewsUK pensions minister urged to encourage schemes to invest in sustainability
LCP and Pensions for Purpose’s open letter urges pensions minister Laura Trott to encourage pension schemes to invest more in areas that drive forward sustainability goals
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NewsEx-BlackRock research head: ESG’s ‘biggest sin’ is conflating finance, impact and ethics
Comments come as GAM’s sustainability chief says leaders have gone ‘very close to as far as they can go’ under current system
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NewsBlended finance ‘well below threshold demanded by global climate goals’
Blended finance volume fell to 10-year low in 2022, according to latest Convergence report
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NewsSwiss finance ministry to draft anti-greenwashing bill
Up to 79% of sustainable investments said to be at risk of losing sustainable label
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NewsSwiss pension funds clean up investment portfolios
Climate Alliance has seen in the past year an increase in pension funds’ impact investments, ranging from 1% up to more than 10% of schemes’ AUM
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InterviewsLabels proposal about ‘lowering expectations where they were too high’, says PRI’s Fabian
‘Everyone in the sustainable finance industry knows there’s a problem with not being clear enough’: Fabian on updating the PRI’s member expectations
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NewsEIOPA addresses economic challenges, advocates for stronger financial resilience
Petra Hielkema, EIOPA’s chair, advocated for green investments, endorsing the EU’s commitment to becoming carbon-neutral by 2050
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NewsDWP advisers tell pension trustees to add social considerations to RfPs and mandates
Report on social factors contains recommendations and a framework its chair hopes will be picked up by ISSB
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NewsChurch Commissioners for England boosts responsible investment activity
‘Our integrated approach to responsible investment aims to affect real change in the wider economy,’ says First Church estates commissioner
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NewsBiodiversity funds deliver lower returns, says research
The recent explosion in interest around nature and biodiversity has prompted a surge in investor activity
