The Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group, an impact investor, on Tuesday announced raising $25 million, led by Triodos Investment Management, the investment arm of European lender Triodos Bank, and Shell Foundation, an independent charity established by the Shell Group. Triodos has invested $15 […]
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ING is one of 52 firms recognised in the 2017 Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index (BFGEI). The index, announced in London yesterday (23 January), measures gender statistics, employee policies, gender-conscious product offerings as well as community support and engagement. Those […]
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French pension fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has chosen Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (Robeco), as one of the asset management companies in charge of implementing best practice for its ‘Optimized Equity index strategy with an ESG approach’. These […]
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Deze week viert UBS ETF haar 1-jarig bestaan in Nederland met de toevoeging van een nieuw product aan haar duurzame ETF reeks. Deze nieuwe ETF volgt de Barclays MSCI Euro Area Liquid Corporates Sustainable Index, die bestaat uit in Euro’s […]
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A new report examining 28 of the world’s largest banks on their management of climate-related risks concludes they are failing to align their business practices with targets to keep global temperature rises below two degrees. The investor assessment comes despite […]
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Eigenaar-bewoners of huurders van een bestaande koop- of huurwoning in de provincie Limburg kunnen voor maatregelen ten behoeve van energiebesparing, duurzame energieopwekking en het verbeteren van de levensloopbestendigheid van hun woning de nieuwe stimuleringslening Duurzaam Thuis aanvragen. Ook de kosten […]
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Northern Trust Asset Management presenteert in samenwerking met Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) een unieke duurzame vastgoed index. Daarnaast wordt het nieuwe Northern Trust Developed Real Estate ESG Index Fonds geïntroduceerd– een duurzaam beleggingsfonds welke investeert in beursgenoteerd vastgoed. […]
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Tussen 2011 en 2016 investeerden banken actief op de Belgische markt in totaal bijna 36 miljard dollar in mijnbedrijven met een bedenkelijke reputatie. Dat blijkt uit nieuw gezamenlijk onderzoek van 11.11.11, Broederlijk Delen en FairFin. BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, ING […]
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Moody’s Investors Service says that global green bond issuance will reach another record in 2017, and could even rise to USD206 billion, following an increase of 120% to USD93.4 billion in 2016, reflecting strong China-based issuances and momentum from the […]
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The U.S. State Department is announcing that it has made an additional $500 million grant to support the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Consistent with last year’s GCF grant, this funding is provided from the fiscal year 2016 Economic Support Fund […]
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New investment in clean energy worldwide fell 18% last year to $287.5bn*, despite a record year for offshore wind financings, according to the latest authoritative figures from research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The 2016 setback in global investment, signaled in […]
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The World Bank Group announced that a group of prominent leaders will add their support to its efforts to drive climate action that will deliver on the Paris climate change agreement. The three global leaders are: Kofi Annan, founder and chairman […]
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