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Viewpoint: Your Thinking About ESG is All Wrong. Here’s What it’s Really About
Blaine Townsend, director of Bailard Wealth Management says attacks on ESG lean heavily on false economics and myths.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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- data, ESG, governance, greenwashing
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ANT Gets Asia’s Biggest ESG-Linked Loan in US $6.5 Billion Deal
ANT Group converted a syndicated credit facility into a US$6.5 billion sustainability-linked loan last year, the largest of its kind in Asia-Pacific.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, fintech, governance, lending
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U.S. Finance Faces ESG Backlash, More to Come In 2023
Focusing on environmental, social or governance-related issues, ESG in industry parlance, could hit returns to investors, critics said.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- climate change, ESG, governance
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Trafigura Secures US $600 Million for Congo Cobalt and Copper Mines
An important component of the loan agreement involves the enhancement of environmental, social and governance (ESG).
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- governance
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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
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- Global
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- corporations, ESG, governance
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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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China Moves to Standardize Fragmented ESG Reporting Landscape
China has offered guidance for companies as they strive to craft ESG initiatives that will assess risk for investors while leaning heavily toward government priorities.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, governance, impact measurement
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Impact Funds Hit $1 Trillion, Defying Anti-ESG Fallout
Impact investing has soared 40% over the past two years, according to a fresh analysis, as more money flows into strategies that actively seek to save the planet and its people.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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