All Sustainable Development Goals articles
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NewsBlackRock: SDGs not just for impact-oriented allocations
Asset manager explores UN-backed goals through financial materiality lens and finds significant overlap with SASB indicators
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New sovereign impact scoring model ‘removes wealth bias’
Impact Cubed model sees its pathway approach removing wealth bias found in traditional ESG sovereign scores
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PostNL pension fund increases green bond investments
The scheme is also aiming to integrate its sustainable investment policy in its emerging market debt portfolio
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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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PRI launches new three-year strategy, drops purpose statement
Board cites concerns about ‘mission drift’ and annouces plan to consult with signatories on mission statement
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Schemes must align climate goals with overall endgame objectives
Over the next 10 to 30 years, pension schemes face two major challenges: ensuring that member promises can be paid in full and on time and climate change
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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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Special Report
Special report: COVID response
As the vaccine rollout brings hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is slowly moving into recovery mode. In this report, we talk to leading European pension funds about their recovery plans and the risk and opportunities ahead. We also analyse how public development banks are going beyond their traditional remit, with a focus on post-COVID recovery, tackling climate change and meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Special Report
Development banks evolve
Development banks are going beyond their traditional economic remit to embrace tackling climate change and meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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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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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
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Climate action most popular SDG among Dutch pension funds
Pension funds often select SDGs following member surveys
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ESG roundup: MSCI’s new tool assists investors align with UN SDGs
Plus: 2° Investing Initiative launches PACTA for Banks
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Responsible investments hike to €1.7trn in Germany, Austria
Responsible investment almost quadrupled over the last five years, compared with a value of €466bn in 2014
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Velliv helps Nuveen to $150m first close of global impact strategy
The strategy targets direct private equity investments in growth stage companies in developed and emerging markets
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PRI proposes SDG outcomes framework ahead of reporting changes
New reporting framework to include questions about policies and processes relating to real-world outcomes
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Investor 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
