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A new asset class is gaining ground as investors turn socially and environmentally conscious
In one of its latest efforts to raise funds, Singaporean real estate developer City Developments Limited issued a green bond — a fixed income product with proceeds used to finance projects or activities that help the environment.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Launch of New FundX Sustainable Impact Fund Brings Momentum to ESG Investing
FundX Investment Group announced today that it has launched the FundX Sustainable Impact Fund (Ticker: SRIFX). The new fund seeks to help investors own funds with strong returns and robust environmental, social and governance ("ESG") standards.
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- Environment, Investing
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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India: IFC to provide up to $20m debt to RGVN Microfinance
IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group, will provide up to $20 million to RGVN (North East) Microfinance Ltd in the form of a senior debt investment, according to an IFC disclosure.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- South Asia
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Latin America impact investors set sights on social returns
After six weeks at the Aravind Eye Hospital in the Indian city of Madurai, talking to everyone from the janitors to the head of the low-cost eye-care centre, Javier Okhuysen and his partner flew back to Mexico City with a business plan, and opened their pilot eye clinic four months later.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Latin America
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- ESG, impact investing
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JP Morgan asset management creates sustainable investing team
JP Morgan Asset Management has formed a leadership team to create a sustainable investing strategy and help clients achieve their environmental, social and government investment goals.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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Are Sustainable Funds More Expensive?
Socially responsible investing, also known as sustainable, impact, or ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing, has been steadily growing in popularity in recent years. A year ago, we launched the Morningstar Sustainability Rating for funds to help investors measure to what extent any mutual fund's portfolio aligns with ESG principles.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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National Australia Bank sells rare $500 million gender equality bond
National Australia Bank, the country's fourth-largest lender by market value, said on Friday it sold $500 million of "gender equality" social bonds, amid burgeoning demand for ethical investments.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Viewpoint: How billionaire philanthropists could really make an impact
Tom Hall of UBS argues that if the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg were to put their money into impact investment instead of grants they could make a real contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, impact investing, philanthropy, SDGs