Selector: Some ESG strategies ‘just window dressing’
An overreliance on data filtering is not enough to make sustainable investment decisions that hold up to scrutiny, says a Swedish fund selector.
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Norges Bank excludes companies from pension fund
Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, has excluded four companies from its Government Pension Fund on ethical recommendations by its Council of Ethics.
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Norges Bank excludes companies from pension fund
Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, has excluded four companies from its Government Pension Fund on ethical recommendations by its Council of Ethics.
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Financial group launches ESG reporting platform
Financial data group IHS Markit has launched a reporting platform that will gather environmental, social and governance-based data sets from companies.
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Financial group launches ESG reporting platform
Financial data group IHS Markit has launched a reporting platform that will gather environmental, social and governance-based data sets from companies.
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Blackrock finances wind power project in Norway
Global asset manager steps up investments in renewable energy via Global Renewable Power II fund.
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Blackrock finances wind power project in Norway
Global asset manager steps up investments in renewable energy via Global Renewable Power II fund.
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New ESG guidance for listed companies
A trade group for the world’s stock exchanges has revised its ESG guidance policy to encourage listed companies to provide better information on sustainability and governance issues.
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New ESG guidance for listed companies
A trade group for the world’s stock exchanges has revised its ESG guidance policy to encourage listed companies to provide better information on sustainability and governance issues.
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US hedge funds and PE firms still behind on ESG
Nearly a third of private equity and hedge fund managers in the United States are still largely ignoring environmental, social and governance factors in their investment approaches, according to new research.
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US hedge funds and PE firms still behind on ESG
Nearly a third of private equity and hedge fund managers in the United States are still largely ignoring environmental, social and governance factors in their investment approaches, according to new research.
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Russia begins to embrace global ESG trend
Russia and ethical investing are not typical bedfellows, but the country is beginning to embrace the global sustainability trend.