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Almost Half of Institutional Investors Consider ESG in Investment Decisions
Public beats private in ESG adoption, according to Callan’s latest report on the topic, meaning “public plans have incorporated ESG factors into the investment decision-making process at a higher rate than their corporate counterparts.”
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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BlackRock ‘Breaks New Ground’ With Circular Economy Fund
The partnership with Ellen MacArthur Foundation aims to raise awareness of circular opportunity in financial sector.
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- Investing
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‘Empty Promises’ Could Pop Bubble of Investing for Good
“The risk is that people are branding themselves as an impact investment to attract new investors but in reality nothing changes,” said Marilou van Golstein Brouwers, former chairwoman of the investment arm of Dutch ethical bank Triodos.
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- ESG, impact investing
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Morningstar Ratings to Begin Incorporating ESG Risk Next Month
According to Morgan Stanley report, the only statistically significant underperformance of sustainable strategies occurred nearly a decade ago.
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- Investing
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- ESG
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Bit by Bit, Socially Conscious Investors Are Influencing 401(k)’s
So-called E.S.G. funds still make up a small fraction of these workplace retirement plans, but they are gaining ground. The broad category of sustainable and responsible investing grew 38 percent in the United States from 2016 to the start of 2018, to $12 trillion in assets under management, according to the US SIF Foundation.
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- Investing
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- North America
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- impact investing
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Press Release: Fiera Capital Invests in World Bank Sustainable Development Bond
This is the latest example of the World Bank's engagement with investors around specific development challenges and the Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"). Through this engagement, the World Bank and Fiera Capital are raising awareness for SDG 6, Clean Water and Sanitation, and SDG 14, Life Below Water.
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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- impact investing, SDGs
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Viewpoint: Racial Bias in Investing? Just Look at the Data
That’s what’s most tragic about the status quo – it not only hurts those who aren’t getting chosen, but also the person doing the choosing.
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- Investing
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Does Impact Investing Always Have To Be Higher Risk?
Many believe that impact investments mean higher risk than other forms. Does investing with your values mean you have to sacrifice on returns?
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- Investing
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- impact investing