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Sustainable Investing:

UBS to Launch Sustainable Investing Indexes
Barron's
UBS (UBS) soon plans to push further into sustainable investing with a series of indexes that can be used to create ETFs and other investment ...
  
Interview with Michael Baldinger, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing at UBS Asset ...
Climate Action Programme
Climate Action recently spoke with Michael Baldinger, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing at UBS Asset Management – Global Head ...
  
A Commitment To Sustainable Investment Strategies
Financial Advisor Magazine (registration)
Carten: I believe that we've crossed a chasm from early adopters of sustainable investing to the larger investor community in society, and I think that ...

Global Reporting Initiative: 

How do we measure sustainability?
Eyewitness News
According to the GRI guidelines, a typical report should consist of the following elements: vision and strategy; governance structure and management.
  
Abu Dhabi to host launch of new GRI Standards in region
Saudi Gazette
ABU DHABI — The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international independent organization that has pioneered corporate sustainability reporting ...   
  
Hankook and Nokian Are Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Modern Tire Dealer
Since 2012, the company has published sustainability reports in line with the international Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines. Nokian Tyres' ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Advancing renewable energy transition will mitigate climate change
New Vision
However, the positive developments in the renewable energy investments, the rate at which the transition is happening does not favour achieving the ...
   
How to invest in renewable energy
IG
It hasn't been hugely profitable for investors yet, but renewable energy is one investment theme that definitely has legs over the coming decades 
   
Clairvest Announces its First Investment in the Renewable Energy Sector - Also Energy
GlobeNewswire (press release)
TORONTO, Sept. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clairvest Group Inc. (TSX:CVG) (“Clairvest”) today announces that it, together with limited ...

CDP Sustainability:

How Hanes Reduces Water Use, Energy Use, & Carbon Emissions to Create Value
Environmental Leader
Hanes says that making strides toward its sustainability goals and ... management to the CDP are ensuring “sustainability and profitability,” CDP says.

Impact Investing:

SOCAP taps impact-investing leaders to curate “spotlight” sessions
ImpactAlpha (registration)
Mission Investors Exchange, the network of impact investing foundations, will dig into how foundations can work with partners to bring more capital to ...
   
India leads the way in impact investing, says new research
Institutional Asset Manager (press release) (registration) (blog)
Impact investment in India topped USD1 billion for the first time in 2015 and, between 2010 and 2016, totalled more than USD5.2 billion as the market ...
India's impact investing mkt to grow to US$8 bn annually by 2025: McKinsey - Moneycontrol.com
Impact funds invest $1 bn in India second year in a row: McKinsey report - VCCircle
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Guernsey Finance reports on impact investing
Alphaq (press release) (registration) (blog)
Guernsey Finance has published a paper entitled 'Redrawing boundaries: How impact investing is making a difference' based on interviews with a ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Tokyo bourse to debut Japan's first 'socially responsible' funds
Nikkei Asian Review
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange is expected to list Japan's first investment trusts focused on environmentally and socially conscious companies ...
   
Netpicks' Guide to Socially Responsible Investing
Reporter Expert
Netpicks is here to provide you with a quick and simple guide to being socially responsible with your investment capital. Since their inception in 1996, ...
   
American Portfolios Addresses SRI through the Launch of its Nine Points Investment Management ...
GlobeNewswire (press release)
American Portfolios (AP) has added to its long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility by launching the Nine Points Investment ...

Funds for Sustainable Investing

The Sustainable Exchange-Traded Universe Continues to Expand
Morningstar.com
The funds focus on ESG leaders in each sector, and the portfolios are ... Investors could use these funds to set their market-cap and style exposures in ...
   
Greens to tax pollution to help fund sustainable farming
Stuff.co.nz
Green Party leader James Shaw unveils a policy to tax pollution, and reinvest money into sustainable farming practises in a bid to clean New ... 


Sustainability Investing:   

DJSI - A Temperature Gauge For Sustainability Investing
Seeking Alpha
On September 7, the review of the renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) series will be announced. Now in its 19th year, the index family ...
AT&T Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index - Markets Insider
Ball Maintains Leadership Position on Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Fifth Consecutive Year - Markets Insider
Teck Named to 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index - MarketWatch
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Results Announced for 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review
Markets Insider
Manjit Jus, Head of Sustainability Application & Operations, RobecoSAM: "Being a pioneer and thought leader in Sustainability Investing for over 20 ...

Philanthropic Investing:

There is a tremendous need for philanthropic investors
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
Some of the world's foremost business leaders have focused their energy and resources on impact investing with the goal of addressing social ...   
   
Impact Shares Adds Seasoned Wealth Manager and Philanthropic Giving Expert as Strategic Advisor
Business Wire (press release)
Impact Shares Adds Seasoned Wealth Manager and Philanthropic Giving Expert ... Impact Shares is creating a series of single social issue investment ...


Green Bond Funds:

State Bank of India planning $3 bn green bonds
Economic Times
The non-government, non-profit ensures compliance standards for green bond funds, and is working solely on mobilising the $100-trillion debt market ...
   
SSE issues 'largest ever' green bond by UK company
Windpower Monthly (subscription)
SSE issues 'largest ever' green bond by UK company ... Green bonds are tax exempt savings funds specifically linked to renewables projects on ...
SSE issues largest ever green bond by UK firm - edie.net
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Eco-Friendly Investment Opportunities in China: The Rise of Green Bonds
China Briefing
External funds, such as green bonds, can represent a powerful tool to make ... China supports the development of green bonds at both a local and ...

Low Carbon Funds: 

Sturgeon launches £60m innovation fund to develop low carbon infrastructure in Scotland
The London Economic
First Minster Nicola Sturgeon was at the Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Scotland, to launch a £60m innovation fund to develop a low carbon ...
   
£60m fund to help accelerate low carbon energy infrastructure
Scottish Construction Now
A new £60 million fund is to be made available to accelerate innovation in new technologies including low carbon energy infrastructure by 2020.
   
Scots fund low-carbon innovators
reNews
The Innovation Fund will support the development of low-carbon energy infrastructure, such as electricity battery storage, sustainable heating systems ...




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