All United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) articles – Page 4
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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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ABN Amro fund’s excess returns: the secret to success
CIO says ‘consistent focus on risk management’ has been key
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Iceland’s pension funds sign sustainable investment declaration
Using capital properly determines the future of generations to come, financial firms agree
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Varma to expand sustainable equities portfolio to up to €1bn
Finnish pension fund reshapes 4-year-old portfolio project to bring it closer to SDGs
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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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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: The best things in life aren’t things
Peter Kraneveld argues that ESG and SDG investments are held up to a false standard, underestimating their real revenue and hindering solutions.
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Australian and Canadian pension funds join Dutch SDI platform
Three additional asset owners are to join the platform
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PGGM misses €20bn impact investment target
By the end of 2019, the Dutch asset manager invested €18.3bn in four themes – climate change, food security, water and health
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Swiss government outlines framework for sustainable finance
The Swiss Federal Council plans to conduct climate impact tests on a regular basis
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ABN Amro pension fund to focus on climate SDGs
SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy) and SDG 13 (climate action) are ‘specific areas of attention’ in its investment policy
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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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Shell’s Dutch scheme introduces own ESG benchmark
The scheme moved 40% of its equity holdings – 22.6% of its entire portfolio at year-end – to its custom ESG benchmark
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ICMA issues definitions in sustainable finance terminology move
Association flags problematic use of some terms ‘as if they were interchangeable’
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Germany pursues sustainable finance plan for EU presidency
Expert committee working to deliver results for government
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COVID-19 roundup: WTO, IMF voice concerns about trade restrictions
Bpifrance launches a COVID-19 response bond
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Viewpoint: The positive impact scorecard
The private sector is discovering positive ways to support the response to COVID-19
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Spektrum launches €50m equities tender for Danish institutions
Kirstein sister company hunts for managers for long-term mandate
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Largest Dutch schemes positive on SDG bond
Enel commits to paying additional 25bps if it fails to meet its target
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EBRD: Private equity offers bigger impact on employment
‘Private equity has the reputation to cut jobs after the takeover of companies’