All United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) articles – Page 3
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West Yorkshire Pension Fund to use derivatives ESG risk framework
Framework will be used to build an ESG-aware derivatives overlay as fund gradually builds its portfolio of illiquid, alternative assets
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Danica sees 15% shift into sustainable pension since Ukraine invasion
War in Ukraine has made a number of sustainability issues very concrete and current, says Danish pension provider
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PostNL pension fund invests €400m in new SDG funds
The funds, which will be managed by Hermes and M&G, will be made available to all fiduciary clients of Kempen in the Netherlands and the UK
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NN IP joins APG/PGGM SDI Asset Owner Platform
The Dutch firm is the third commercial asset manager to subscribe to the service
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APG invests $750m in new SDG-focused EM private credit fund
The money will be invested in loans originated and structured by international development banks, with a focus on financing sustainable projects
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Opinion PiecesSolving the blended finance puzzle
It is hard to say whether Friedrich Nietzsche, one of history’s most influential thinkers, would have been a supporter of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and all that they entail.
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FeaturesPerspective - Blended finance: the ultimate impact investment
Calls for a greater role for blended finance expose the challenges and opportunities of public-private collaboration
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Philips ditches Facebook in new sustainable index
The bespoke index has been tailored to four Sustainable Development Goals
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MDB, DFI mandate change among impact recommendations for G7
UK-established Impact Taskforce also calls for ‘mandatory accounting for impact as a destination’
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Danica pumps DKK1bn into tailored BlackRock impact strategy
BlackRock predicts significant capital reallocations still to come as result of transition to CO2 neutrality
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Detailhandel launches SDG benchmark for credit portfolio
The Dutch scheme for the retail industry is focusing its credit investments on four SDGs
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Almost half of Dutch pharmacists want fossil fuel divestment
The fund’s members also support divesting from companies that have adverse effects on health
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DWS designs engagement policy to track outcomes
The asset manager will define three clusters of engagement: strategic, focus and core
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NewsLarge majority of smaller Dutch pension funds use SDGs – study
Climate action, Sustainable and Affordable Energy and Good Health & Wellbeing are most popular
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Swedish pension majors join forces to tackle corruption
AP1, Folksam, SEB IM and Skandia form new investor forum with NGO Transparency International
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APG launches sustainable equity index
The €587bn Dutch pension asset manager has received a first €1bn mandate from Bpf Bouw
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OECD calls for regs easing to help PFs invest in developing countries
Important to ensure institutional investment in developing countries is sustainable – through impact investment policies, says report
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Nordic pension funds behind much of Trill Impact’s €900m PE fundraising
Nordea L&P is anchor investor in Nordic firm’s first impact mid-market buyout fund; AP6, AP4, Velliv among advisory panel members
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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
