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Citizens adds green deposits to its corporate product mix
Citizens Financial Group will start offering its commercial clients a deposit account that sweeps funds into environmentally friendly projects and…
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How Impact Technology Can Help Family Offices Move The Dial
With an ever increasing demand for impactful solutions, it’s important to understand the spectrum of … [+] technologies that can…
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Icon: The Hinduja Entrepreneur Making ESG Waves In Finance
The Hinduja name is global. As one of the largest diversified groups in the world, it employs over 150,000 workers…
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Crypto causes ‘severe damage’ to investor ESG credibility, says Candriam
Significant direct investment in cryptocurrencies by asset managers or large institutional investors can cause “severe damage to [their] environmental, social…
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Europe’s biggest banks warn of major flaw in key ESG metric
It’s meant to be the ultimate metric for gauging how clean European banks are. But some in the industry say…
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FCA slams ESG fund applications for claims ‘that do not bear scrutiny’
The UK financial watchdog has written asset managers criticising them over the “poor quality” of applications they are submitting to launch sustainable…
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Bitcoin jumps as Elon Musk tweets Tesla will resume transactions once crypto is greener
The price of bitcoin jumped and flirted with $40,000 after Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk tweeted that his company will…
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Climate concerns triggers LGIM’s divestment from AIG, Commercial Bank of China
Legal & General Investment Management, the UK’s largest asset manager, has pulled investment from insurance company AIG and three other…
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BlackRock buys climate change tech to bolster Aladdin platform
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has acquired climate change modelling technology from an independent consultancy to integrate into its…
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U.S. Bank racial equity bond aims to support affordable housing
U.S. Bancorp believes that a recent deal with a housing-focused nonprofit will offer a blueprint for future socially responsible investments,…
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India Firms Raise Over $4 Billion In Sustainable Bonds Overseas In 2021
Funds raised by Indian firms via sustainable bonds issued in the overseas market have seen a sharp spike in 2021.…
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BlackRock’s Hyldahl to become sole Europe head in sustainability push
BlackRock created a new head of sustainability role for its Europe, Middle East and Africa business, leaving Christian Hyldahl in…
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The International Sustainability Standards Board As An Ideological Rorschach Test
One of its attributes that Makes America Great Again and Again is that people are free to express a wide…
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Small U.K. fintech going global on backs of Visa, Railsbank
The fintech Novus plans to launch an app that encourages environmentally sustainable purchasing. But to succeed, the five-person company must…
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Yellen targets curbs on development bank support for fossil fuel
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen signaled she’ll prod multilateral development banks to rein in their lending for fossil fuels, part…
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ESG means more than climate change
One of the many legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is an acceleration of expectations, among policymakers and regulators, that banks…
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KeyCorp hires Wells Fargo executive to fill new ESG role
KeyBank has hired a corporate sustainability expert away from Wells Fargo to help the Cleveland-based company accelerate its environmental, social…
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ESG isn’t just PR — it’s the new frontier in risk management
Today, there is much discussion about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and their societal implications for 2021 and beyond.…
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Credit Suisse teams up with JPMorgan for sustainable food fund
Credit Suisse Group and JPMorgan Chase’s asset and wealth management business are working together to develop a new investment strategy…
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Naïm Abou-Jaoudé: ‘Covid is a wake-up call to start a green recovery’
Naïm Abou-Jaoudé’s appointment as president of Europe’s main asset management trade body in May could not have come at a…
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What Are The Best ESG Bonds?
ESG strategies getty When you think of ESG investing—that would be environmental, social and governance—it’s often about how the movement…
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Why SEC’s climate disclosure rules could hit banks hardest
WASHINGTON — A battle is brewing between bankers and environmental advocates over the scope of the climate-related data that the…
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Burnout a priority ‘over and above profitability’ says finnCap CEO Smith
Finding a solution to burnout is a “top priority” at the moment as City workers have logged long hours over the…
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RIL share price may surge as much as 50%; massive potential seen in renewable energy push
Reliance Industries recently announced Rs 75,000 crore investment in renewable energy. (Image: REUTERS) Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) could…
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Impact Investing: Proven Financial Instruments And Strategies Beyond ESG
Investors are always looking for new opportunities where to allocate their funds across the spectrum of capital. This is in…
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ESG impact on fund performance shrinking as Covid-19 sharpens focus
The impact of sustainability concerns on investment performance has continued to fall for the fourth consecutive year, according to a…
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Most big banks say they’re ready for climate stress tests
Most big U.S. banks say their portfolios would withstand regulatory scrutiny of climate risk, even though the industry is still…
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What You Need To Know About The 2021 Proxy Season
Proxy Season Q A (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS Myriad shareholder proposals advanced sustainability and inclusion across corporate America…
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If City firms are serious about ESG, they must start with staff welfare
Top City firms say they are deeply committed to sustainability in all its forms. But are they really? They certainly talk…
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