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ESG Fund Chaos Angers Investors as Greenwashing Concerns Mount
The asset management units of Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas SA are adding to a tidal wave of ESG fund downgrades.
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- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- ESG, greenwashing
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Opinion: It’s Time to Focus on the “G” in ESG
For all the debate surrounding the use of ESG for investing, virtually no attention has been paid to a core tension in the ESG policies of major investors and rating agencies.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- corporations, ESG, governance
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ESG Foes in States, Congress Ready Attacks on ‘Woke’ Investing
Republican lawmakers and state attorneys general are preparing to make their most aggressive assaults on environmental, social and governance investing to date after victories in the House and courts.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- ESG
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The Global Development Sector Is Focused On Gender-Based Violence: Investors Should Be Too
In September, the U.N. adopted a resolution condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), reflecting a growing recognition of the profound consequences of this global problem. But as Josh Dobiac at Milliman Financial Risk Management and Alana Kolundzija at Collective Impact argue, global development organizations aren't the only ones who should play a role in addressing GBV. They explore how investment decisions can impact GBV, and make the case for tackling this issue through socially responsible investing.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Analysis: A ‘Quantum Leap Forward’ For Impact Measurement With New Benchmarking Tools
Impact investing experts agree that, for impact investing to be embraced by the mainstream, it needs more sophisticated ways to measure impact.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Blackrock Raises $4.5 Billion for Climate-Focused Infrastructure Fund
BlackRock Inc has raised $4.5 billion out of an overall $7.5 billion target for a new fund to invest in infrastructure assets aimed at climate-focused projects.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, governance, infrastructure
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Press Release: Principal® Releases First Sustainable Financing Report Announcing Allocations of $600 Million Sustainability Bond
Proceeds support green and social initiatives in alignment with ESG commitments
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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A $500 Billion+ Market Opportunity for Real Impact: Three Ways Corporations Can Engage in Social Procurement
Social procurement – the practice of corporations buying products or services from social businesses – has gained substantial momentum in recent years. According to a report released earlier this year, the overall market volume of social procurement currently exceeds $2.5 billion, and it could reach $506 billion over the next decade. Jo Bautista at Yunus Social Business explores how corporations can get involved in social procurement, sharing three ways they can integrate social businesses into their value chains.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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