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KBI Global Investors offsets emissions for 2020

The project is one of more than 700 developed and financed by South Pole (https://www.southpole.com/), which reduce carbon emissions and protect biodiversity.

Greenwashing a problem for fund management industry

Greenwashing, increased complexity and costs cited as issues facing the industry's ESG reporting

Green transition: where is the world heading?

In the real economy, these transformations also have major implications for investors' portfolios.

Amundi unveils its “ESG Plan 2025”

This plan is part of the Crédit Agricole Group’s Societal Project, which is built around three priorities: climate, social cohesion and agricultural and agri-food transitions.

RBS backs Triton with ESG-linked facility to support significant move into sustainable investments

Acting as the lead arranger, facility agent and sustainability coordinator, RBS International committed €322.5m to the facility alongside four other lenders to support Triton’s fund, Triton V.

Impact of grassroot ESG movements

ESG investment professionals say regulation will also be key.

Invesco launches suite of ESG ETFs

ETFS will be invested physically in the securities of the respective indices

Redington Offsets All Historic Emissions as it Continues to Progress Climate Action Plan

This news follows Redington’s announcement in April that it would be aligning its default client advice with the goal to reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.

Assessing company earning power and value post-COP26

To gain some clarity, it is necessary to assess the legacy of COP from two perspectives: first the impact on the earnings power of companies and second, the way those companies are valued by investors.

Schroders introduces framework to measure avoided emissions

These avoided emissions are outside of their own value chains and are not captured under the conventional scope one, scope two, and scope three emission measures.

Powering The Pathway To Net-Zero

The Transformation That's Required, Feels Equivalent To A Victorian Scale Industrial Revolution

Broadridge rolls out ESG Performance Dashboard

Companies can access their composite score on a complimentary basis.

EBRD and BNP Paribas promote residential energy efficiency in Poland

BNPPL has committed to providing its own funds worth PLN 225 million (around €50 million equivalent) to further support the scheme.

ESG Investing: Winners & Finalists

Shortlist will comprise winners from each of the Investment Fund categories

Vanguard launches four sustainable active funds

Wellington Management Company LLP will manage the Vanguard SustainableLife range.

Clyde & Co publishes UK climate risk guide for built environment

Commercial pressures and new regulation driving change

Responsible investing: Coutts helps cut carbon emissions from Chemicals giant

How our actions as a shareholder ensured a multi-national chemicals company committed to net zero by 2050.

GAPP confirms plans for ESG framework

Although there is no fixed timescale for its release, as GAPP wants to ensure enough time is spent getting the framework right, there is a hope that it can be published around mid-2022.

Green transition: where is the world heading?

The transition to renewable energy is therefore not only green but deflationary.

EBRD invests in Noval Property’s debut green bond in Greece

Noval Property is the second-largest real estate investment company in Greece in terms of assets, with a current portfolio of 43 commercial properties valued at €390 million.

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