State Street Global Advisors publishes engagement stats
Last year SSGA sent letters to 344 companies raising gender diversity concerns
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Osmosis IM appoints environmental specialist
Tom Steffen joins as a quantitative environmental researcher as Osmosis looks to underscore its sustainability credentials
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Attitude shift means pensions are prioritising ESG
New regulations from the FCA have influenced how pension trustees think about sustainability issues
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UN PRI Reports 2019: Top marks for DWS on strategy and governance
The German fund group improved its score in three of the nine key categories assessed by the PRI in 2019
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BNP Paribas AM goes 100% sustainable
The company said that moving to a sustainable investment approach across its entire fund range is a significant milestone
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Nordea ‘quarantines’ Brazil sovereigns over Amazon fires
Nordea Asset Management has put bond purchases on hold because it claims the Amazon has lost more than 1,330 square miles of forest since Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro took office
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Food production survey exposes investor risks
The world’s top meat and dairy producers are not matching the climate commitments of the high-street food companies they supply
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LGT acquires impact investing fund
Aspada manages the assets of the SONG Fund, a venture capital firm backed by the Soros Economic Development Fund, Omidyar Network and Google
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Environmental factors most important, survey finds
A poll of nearly 300 professional investors found that environmental factors are now considered the most likely to influence investment performance
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ESG disclosure is not one-way
Fund managers are also responsible for setting expectations on how companies should disclose ESG information, says SSGA
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Corporate reporting must change to meet SDGs
Durham University research warns investors and capital markets need to change thinking to achieve the SDGs
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GRI appoints business lead for ESG reporting
Mirjam Groten will help businesses prepare environmental, social and governance reports and with sustainability reporting