NAPA launches ESG certificate program
The training is designed to help retirement plan advisers evaluate environmental, social and governance investing opportunities.
Author: InvestmentNews
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Shareholder engagement succeeds in pushing corporate changes
Julie Gorte of Impax Asset Management talks biodiversity
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The difference a quality job makes
How can quality jobs reduce inequalities? Sarah Bratton Hughes at Schroders lays out the concept and Ana Herzog joins the podcast from Brazilian retail giant Magazine Luiza, which implemented a bold strategy to increase the number of Black Brazilians in its upper management.
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AMG acquiring $47 billion ESG manager Parnassus
Parnassus Investments will continue to operate independently, with the CEO and CIO remaining in place.
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Federal government’s retirement plan to add ESG funds
Starting in 2022, the Thrift Savings Plan will offer a new mutual fund window that will include ESG funds.
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Federal retirement plan should consider climate change: GAO
The board overseeing the Thrift Savings Plan, which has 6 million active and retired participants, says that it subscribes to a strict indexing discipline.
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How aligning people planet and profit might just save the world
Embracing the innovations and clean tech solutions being developed today in transportation, energy and beyond is essential for the maintenance of Earth’s life support system.
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Top ESG client interests include decarbonizing the economy and improving DEI
The ESG Vector Score marries two ESG standards to create a measure of how well firms are meeting sustainability criteria, said Julie Moret, head of sustainability for Northern Trust Asset Management.
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Studying up on ESG
Retirement plan advisers who are using ESG in plans should not only educate themselves, but their clients and plan participants as well, says Michael Young of US SIF. He notes that there are now designations available on this topic.
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Growing quality jobs that don’t damage the planet’s health
UN SDG #8 seeks to promote sustainable economic growth and World Tree is a business and impact investment that provides farmers of the Empress Tree a sustainable living, while also providing giant carbon sinks for the world.
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Sustainable companies treat employees as assets
Employers that offer sub-par jobs are going to lose the talent war to competitors offering quality jobs as the national labor shortage hits most industries, said Sarah Bratton Hughes, head of sustainability for NA at Schroders.
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Innovating finance to crowdsource solar power
Nashville-based Clearloop sells carbon offsets to companies and uses the proceeds to fund renewable-energy projects in areas of the country without the inherent impetus to do so.