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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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      Green finance: banks’ climate pledges undermined by woolly definitions

      Criteria for transition funding vary wildly

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      ‘Dark green’ Article 9 fund upgrade fails to materialise

      Just 15 funds were moved up from the EU’s Article 8 classification in the third quarter

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    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
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    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
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      Sector is a big investor in renewable energy, where discounts have widened to 25 per cent

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      Will big bets on critical minerals pay off? Premium content

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      Move is a sign of support for the world’s largest venture deploying nascent climate technology

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      What AI means for ESG Premium content

      As governments ratchet up pressure around artificial intelligence, ESG investors are doing so too

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    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
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      US Federal Reserve forecasts suggesting ‘higher for longer’ interest rates have caused bond yields to soar — and bondholders to sell. Borrowers on floating rates are also feeling pain. But money market funds and catastrophe bonds still have fans

    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      UK investors pull out of ESG funds

      Record outflow of £544mn from responsible investment funds in September

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      BlackRock study finds gender-balanced companies outperform peers

      World’s largest asset manager publishes report as critics attack ESG factors in investing

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    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
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      Walmart and DoorDash shun UN human rights rapporteur Premium content

      Companies silent on questions about treatment of workers

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    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
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      It is time we paid nature back

      New financial tools are at hand to help us invest in the value of the economic benefits the natural world provides

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    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
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      Our latest ETFs report covers the recent popularity of fixed income, the rise of India and their lack of adoption in the UK

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      How can data-screening help investors meet ESG standards?

      As demand for exclusionary investments rises, AI especially is evolving to process information on companies’ activities

    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
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      ESG is beyond redemption: may it RIP

      The investing framework is now facing a mountain of troubles, almost all of them of its own making

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    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
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      How will the world’s biggest coal exporter wean itself off the fuel? Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, why the SEC’s scrutiny of ESG isn’t going anywhere

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    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
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      More than 50,000 companies to report climate impact in EU after pushback fails

      Rightwing attempt to block the adoption of new sustainability rules is voted down

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    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
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      Companies face intensifying scrutiny over greenwashing Premium content

      New investigation shines light on an obscure corner of the green debt market in Brazil

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    • Sunday, 15 October, 2023
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      More investors put their money where their vote is

      Professor’s briefing: research reveals how political leanings shape Americans’ portfolios

    • Sunday, 15 October, 2023
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      EMBAs increasingly include courses that make a difference in the wider world and develop ESG knowledge

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    • Friday, 13 October, 2023
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      The next phase of ESG and Moral Money Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, an environmental battle goes to France’s supreme court

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    • Friday, 13 October, 2023
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      Strive Asset Management plans move into model portfolios

      Activist manager founded by US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy aims to focus on its proprietary ETFs

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    • Wednesday, 11 October, 2023
      FT Moral Money Forum
      Can private equity meet public responsibilities?

      The sums of capital the sector wields could be critical to financing a sustainable economy, but greater transparency and accountability are needed to ensure this happens

    • Wednesday, 11 October, 2023
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      Whatever you think of the sector, it doesn’t seem to be in major trouble

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