All Sustainable Development Goals articles
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NewsInvestor groups urge regard for climate crisis in recovery planning
IIGCC, PRI and others call on G20 and others to ‘accelerate the net-zero transition’
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Norwegian SWF takes issue with PRI’s ‘real-world impact’ chapter
NBIM suggests signatories ought to vote on ideas to focus on impact
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Swiss banking group REYL sets up impact investing affiliate
Asteria Investment Managers created ‘from scratch’ to offer institutional investors wide range of impact investing products and strategies
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APG, PGGM to launch sustainable investing platform for asset owners
The artificial intelligence-based vehicle will assess potential sustainable development investments and has already earned the support of big investors such as USS
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Netherlands roundup: KAS Bank sacks BlackRock from €100m mandate
Plus: The €700m Equens pension fund has opted to transfer to Centraal Beheer, insurance company Achmea’s consolidator subsidiary
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Promoting sustainable finance won’t help save the planet: consultant
Portraying sustainable investments as making a significant contribution to sustainable development is ‘a fairytale’, says Frank Wettlauffer
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AP Pension launches sustainable pension product
Danish provider says the product supports UN Sustainable Development Goals and will invest in green bonds
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UK seeks to boost impact investing sector with new initiative
The Impact Investing Institute brings together two existing bodies that have been working to expand impact investing in the UK
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ABP ‘on track’ to meet 2020 sustainability target
Investments linked to the SDGs increased to €55.7bn – but campaign groups claim the €431bn scheme is investing more in major carbon emitters
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Norwegian sovereign fund rejects outcomes reporting for SDGs
The €919bn Government Pension Fund Global says it is hard to measure an investor’s direct impact on goals set by UN bodies
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Healthcare scheme PFZW struggles to meet sustainability target
Investment teams at €217bn Dutch industry-wide pension fund are having difficulties finding suitable investments
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Chart of the Week: Alternatives investors bullish on UN SDGs
Survey shows SDGs hold a lot of promise, but current practice lags expectations
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Industry body sets out ‘core characteristics’ of impact investing
Communication of four main tenets comes amid concerns about ‘impact washing’
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Dutch retail sector scheme divests 500 firms for ESG reasons
Detailhandel partners with FTSE Russell for new index, halving carbon footprint and fossil fuel stocks exposure
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Folksam invests SEK2.8bn in World Bank bond to combat food waste
Swedish pension fund is sole investor in IBRD’s sustainable development bond
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ESG roundup: Asset managers flag reporting services, climate analysis
BNY Mellon’s client reporting service; Neuberger Berman’s climate risk analysis; Storebrand launches in the UK
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Asset management roundup: Northill buys US fiduciary manager
Plus: UBS wealth management arm seeds new BMO SDG-targeted small- and mid-cap fund
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AP1 invests in Swedish SDG-aligned private equity fund
Swedish national pension fund ploughs SEK300m into Stockholm-based fund
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AP7 posts 2.8% loss but still trumps private-sector rivals
CEO Richard Gröttheim says it is as yet unclear whether 2018 was just a minor correction in equity markets
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Corporate reporting ‘fails to provide meaningful impact information’
Alliance of civil society organisations calls for changes to EU non-financial reporting framework
