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Global sports stars, entertainers, and citizens rally in support of wildfire relief and demand action on climate change

This article was initially published by Forbes on January 14, 2020.

KBI Global Investors helps get trees planted in Ireland

The WEF was established by the Irish government in 2019 to boost forestation across the country to 18% of total land from 11%.

The Global CIO Office releases its 2020 outlook today entitled “A World in Transition”.

The Global CIO team see ample opportunity to generate income streams of acceptable quality in global credit markets. Despite spreads being at their recent lows, they see scope for even lower spreads due to the weight of liquidity.

Private equity giants vow to show their ESG credentials in 2020

KKR and TPG to disclose their ‘impact’ investments as US politicians turn up heat

8 out of 10 millennials now prioritise responsible investing

Indeed, Environmental Social and Governance considerations now sit at the heart of that process.

New Year's resolutions: saving and environment come out top

“The start of a New Year is a natural time to review personal finances and begin the year as you mean to go on.

U.K.’s Top Banker: Fossil Fuel Investments Could Become “Worthless”

Carney stopped short of demanding that companies and pension funds should divest from fossil fuels

Greta Thunberg: Attenborough inspired me to act on climate change

“She has achieved things that many of us who have been working on it for 20-odd years have failed to achieve and that is you have aroused the world.”

Can you own a private jet if you care about climate change?

Climate change protest movements such as Extinction Rebellion, as well as growing popular awareness about the environmental impact of fossil fuels, are giving commercial flyers a sense of "flight shame".

Reaction: Andrew Bailey appointment welcomed by sustainable finance body

Finding ways to make UK financial services not just more responsible, but more responsive to the big challenges facing society

We’ve released our climate change disclosures report and announced bold measures in support of the Paris Agreement

The Group is supporting its clients transition to a low-carbon future by increasing its target for financing and facilitating of clean technology and renewables to $35 billion by 2025

Sustainability is the future

“This is the cusp of the big opportunity, and I hope we’re all in it together, as definitely Guernsey is.”

Hype Around Green Investing Has Norway Warning of ‘Exploitation’

In western Europe’s biggest oil producing nation, the financial Baltzersen oversees a market pumped up by decades of reliance on fossil fuels, making Norway one of the richest places on Earth.

Villains or visionaries? Hedge funds short companies they say 'greenwash'

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg last week spoke of CEOs masking inaction with “creative P

ESG Strategies May Help Investors Beat Market Returns

Sustainable investing will be key source for alpha, he says

Germany, Global Parametrics, Hannover Re Launch Climate Impact Fund

The fund will focus on regions that are disproportionately affected by extreme weather events.

European Commission: European Green Deal

Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent

Taking the lead on climate change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the world's reference science group for climate change – says that human activity has caused the global temperature to reach 1℃ above pre-industrial levels.

Climate risks are not priced into market valuations, and corporate climate disclosures are insufficient: GSIA poll

Globally, 92% of respondents agreed that the TCFD recommendations are helpful and 92% agreed that they will help investors to limit the global average temperature rise to less than 2°C.

Euro Investors Want More ESG Funds

Although the pace of growth of ESG assets varies across Europe, demand for RI products is increasing throughout the region.

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