All United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) articles – Page 3
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Analysis
Bridgewater: Fluent in risk, return… and impact
Bridgewater Associates, one of the most prominent macro hedge funds, is reflecting the integration of sustainability in its research process with two senior appointments.
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Special Report
COVID’s legacy: making an impact towards a just transition
An initial narrow focus by investors on the social consequences of the pandemic has shifted to a more holistic perspective and a recognition that it affects all of the SDGs
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Opinion Pieces
OECD: plans to mobilise institutional capital
The OECD is committed to facilitating development finance through structures that provide a commercial return
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Special Report
SDG reporting: Beyond SDG-washing
Only thorough processes and due diligence can make sense of the welter of claims and frameworks by companies using the SDGs as a reporting tool
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News
PGB to join APG/PGGM SDI platform
€32.4bn pension fund expects joining the platform will provide it with a more reliable picture of its investments relating to the UN SDGs
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News
Feri Trust adjusts allocation strategy to SFDR rules
The firm has recently signed a partnership with ESG Screen 17, a data provider combining ESG data with the UN’s SDGs
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News
PostNL pension fund makes farmland allocation over returns, SDGs
Pension scheme has launched a new fund for its farmland investment in cooperation with its fiduciary manager Kempen
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News
UK asset manager body sets out key asks for government’s green bonds
’Government may wish to consider application of EU taxonomy’s ‘do no significant harm’ principle,’ IA says
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News
North Rhine-Westphalia sets new quota for pension schemes’ infra allocations
The investment ordinance applies to pension schemes under supervision of the state of NRW
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: PE must work towards measuring impact of sustainable investing
While EU regulation is a positive development, which will bring greater standardisation to ESG reporting, investors, organisations and regulators must aim to go further
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News
Private debt roundup: Union Investment takes stake in private RE debt firm
Plus: EU helps Tikehau raise €100m
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News
OECD Blended Finance: BlackRock chief says governments must play their part in decarbonisation
Investors face key challenges to drive capital towards sustainable goals
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Making the case for SDG-aligned investing
Mirtha Kastrapeli, founder and CEO of Beyond Alpha, makes a case for shifting to SDG-based systems investing
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News
Varma pumps €198m into Nordea’s ESG EM equities fund
Finnish pension provider uses own fund selection screening to award mandate
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Blended finance and impact
Delivering the 2030 Agenda in the COVID-19 era and beyond
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News
Sampension ramps up tax scrutiny, demanding firms report regionally
Danish pension fund requires companies to report tax paid by region, not just globally
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News
Germany roundup: BaFin on ‘phase-out’ operations after Brexit
Plus: BVK institutions set up real estate company; DRV’s carbon neutral plan
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: The Norwegian Government Pension Fund is plain wrong!
The UN PRI is right to get real and dismiss those who sign up under false pretences – good riddance to hypocrisy
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News
Swiss schemes adopt ESG criteria in alternative investments, says ASIP
The research showed that 52% of pension schemes use sustainability criteria to invest in private equity
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News
PFZW to reduce carbon footprint by 30% in 2025
In order to reach its goal of 30% carbon reduction, PFZW will intensify its engagement efforts with companies