Leading investors welcome a commitment secured with global energy company Total to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, or sooner. This is the outcome of collaborative investor engagement with the company through Climate Action 100+, an investor initiative launched in 2017 […]
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Alternative Investment Partners Private Markets (AIP Private Markets), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced it has built upon its $800 million impact investing platform by closing on a fund which will focus on climate solutions. The $110 million fund […]
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The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions published its report on Sustainable Finance and the Role of Securities Regulators and IOSCO, which seeks to help market participants address issues related to sustainability and climate change. The Sustainable Finance […]
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Alle Europese pensioenfondsen, verzekeraars en vermogensbeheerders die een beleggingsportefeuille beheren die bepaalde ESG-doelstellingen omvat, moeten binnenkort langs een geharmoniseerd Europees format onder meer duidelijk maken welke methodologieën zij hiervoor hanteren, op welke wijze zij de voortgang op die doelstellingen bewaken […]
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The EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG), established to advise the European Commission on implementation of the Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth, believes the Sustainable Taxonomy, EU Green Bond Standard, and Paris-Aligned and Climate Transition Benchmarks, can […]
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The European banking sector has made sluggish progress on tackling the climate crisis in the last three years, according to new research by responsible investment organisation ShareAction. The latest ranking by ShareAction shows the vast majority of European banks’ strategies on climate change […]
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Wereldhave N.V. (“Wereldhave”) announced yesterday the launch of the Green Financing Framework and has agreed under this framework a new Green Revolving Credit Facility of €100 million with ABN AMRO Bank N.V. as a sole lender. Dennis de Vreede, CFO […]
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KPMG en het Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL) gaan nauw samenwerken om de maatschappelijke impact van beleggingen beter zichtbaar te maken. Centraal hierbij staat de ontwikkeling van een online tool die de invloed van investeringen op mens, milieu en […]
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De markt van duurzame obligaties (sustainable bonds) groeit hard in Europa. Vooral in Nederland, waar de markt voor duurzame obligaties in 2019 verdubbelde in omvang en waarmee Nederland in de top 3 staat. Met het vandaag gepubliceerde rapport ‘Sustainable Bonds […]
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Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) ontving 7.562 subsidieaanvragen tijdens de SDE+ voorjaarsronde 2020. Deze ronde was bedoeld om een extra impuls te geven aan de ontwikkeling van hernieuwbare energie in Nederland. Er is voor ruim € 4,1 miljard subsidie aangevraagd. […]
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Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Sustainalytics, a globally recognized leader in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and research. Morningstar currently owns an approximate 40% ownership […]
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Green bonds have suffered a setback as investors shunned debt markets amid the coronavirus pandemic, but experts say the sustainable debt instrument is showing signs of bouncing back, with recent issues heavily oversubscribed as issuers return to market. Demand over […]
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