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Impact Investing Must Hold Chinese Companies to Same Ethical Standards
As China stocks gain foreign investors, their ESG impact should be assessed lest global investors practice hypocrisy.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, impact investing
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Vanguard taps Wellington for first active ESG fund
Vanguard will boost its ESG line-up with the launch of its first actively managed ESG fund, the Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock fund, which will be available for investment in mid-2019.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Viewpoint: Why investing in women and girls will take off in 2019
Bart Édes of Asian Development Bank writes about the growing body of evidence suggesting that empowering women is critical to boosting global prosperity.
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- Asia Pacific
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Impact investing gains traction in Canada
Assets devoted to impact investing in Canada have almost doubled over the past two years, and are set to grow further, according to a report from the Responsible Investment Association (RIA) and Rally Assets published Thursday.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Press release: ImpactAssets Releases Eighth Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Manager Showcase
“ImpactAssets is focused on fostering deep impact investing with innovative investment solutions, resources and education,” said Margret Trilli, President and Chief Investment Officer at ImpactAssets. “The IA 50 is a cornerstone of our efforts to help investors gain access to the resources they need in order to help double the impact of their capital.”
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing, research
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Sustainable Finance Is Growing in the World’s Worst-Polluting Country
Being an impact investor in China isn’t as lonely as it used to be, says Zhang, whose firm has made or facilitated more than $200 million in China-focused environmental and social investments over the past decade. They include projects to develop clean refrigeration technology and to convert agricultural waste into cooking charcoal.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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‘Increasing maturity’: PwC poll highlights growth of ESG and sustainable investing
Will Jackson-Moore, global private equity, real assets and sovereign fund leader at PwC, said the "really encouraging" poll results showed responsible investment was "starting to come of age in terms of driving sustainable business practice".
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Giant US teacher’s pension backs new female- and minority-led activist fund with $250 million
The sizable — and lengthy — capital commitment from the largest educator-only pension will allow the firm, Impactive Capital, to begin investing.
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- Investing
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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