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RBS International provides funding for energy transition infrastructure

This latest transaction was a two year investor backed facility for SUSI's latest energy transition fund

Battle to lead the green revolution standards falls to the UK and USA as EU risks falling behind

The new President-elect in the US has committed to a program of green initiatives that will also help push them to the fore of this revolution.

Sustainable allocations to double in next five years, finds BlackRock

The survey gathered insights from 425 investors in 27 countries, including corporate and public pension plans, asset managers, endowments, foundations, and global wealth managers with nearly USD25 trillion in assets under management (AUM).

How to integrate ESG in investment advisory

As a wealth manager, you can derive new business opportunities from ESG by proposing reallocations, triggered by ESG criteria.

ESG vs impact investing: what’s the difference?

Against a COVID-19 backdrop and new data on climate change trends, sustainable investing is maturing faster and generating greater interest in private markets than ever before.

Europe’s green opportunity

Now that the European Union has committed billions of dollars to stimulus spending geared toward confronting climate change, political and business leaders must ensure that these funds deliver the best possible return.

EBRD presents Green TFP awards

Today it plays a vital role in keeping the global economy afloat.

Schroders awarded ‘Advanced’ recognition in Morningstar ESG Commitment Level Assessment

This ranking expresses Morningstar’s analysts’ assessments of individual strategies and asset managers’ determination to incorporate ESG factors into their investment processes and organisations.

The butterfly economy and its investment potential

At Lombard Odier, we believe that the world is embarking on a necessary transition to a Circular, Lean, Inclusive and Clean economy.

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How artificial intelligence can power your climate action strategy

The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2020

Country performance is commonly expressed in GDP – but GDP numbers fail to reflect the underlying elements that shape the development of a country.

Fidelity's 2021 Global Outlook: Seizing The New Reality

In 2020, investors consistently chose to believe the best-case scenario, buoyed by liquidity from the Fed and other major central banks.

Climate change - The low-carbon transition

These policy shifts will drive major changes in business across entire value chains from product design to production, distribution and recycling.

Impact investing platform launches sustainability bond

The bond will be listed on the Luxembourg Green Exchange.

Revealed: Winners of Sustainable and ESG Investment Awards 2020

Relaunched awards honouring best ESG achievements

ESG label can't fool advisers

No client wants to be in an 'also-ran' product where a commitment to ESG did not come with a commitment to fiduciary duty.

Is it time for a standardised ESG framework, and will the IFRS lead the way?

The lack of clarity in ESG means it’s difficult to compare and analyse investments.

Coronavirus recovery could help us fight climate change

This means that by 2050, the UK aims to add no additional carbon to the atmosphere by balancing the amount of emissions we produce and take away.

DWS commits to climate neutrality

European investment manager DWS has also created an ESG advisory board.

The pandemic is only a prelude to a looming climate crisis

Despite long-standing and plentiful warnings from scientists about the risks of a pandemic, the world was woefully unprepared for this crisis.

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