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Sustainable Investing:

Millennials spur trend of SRI — socially responsible investing
The Tennessean
Millennials have lived through the longest war in United States history as well as the worst recession since the Great Depression. Coming of age amid ...

How to approach sustainable investing
FT Adviser
Numerous pieces of research have shown growing interest among all age ranges in ethical and sustainable investments, as investors seek to reflect ...

McKinsey: ESG No Longer Niche as Assets Soar Globally
Institutional Investor
Sustainable investing has become “a large and fast-growing major market segment,” with ESG being integrated into portfolios at a growth rate of 17 ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

WBCSD Report Reviews Companies on Sustainability Reporting
IISD Reporting Services
Other findings include the Global Reporting Initiative as the most widely used set of reporting guidelines and standards and 27 percent of reports state ...

How Smart Sustainability Communication Is Bringing SMEs Out of the Shadows
Sustainable Brands
Just to put this in perspective: In 2015 a mere 10 percent (581) of all sustainability reports from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability ...

Apache Corporation Releases 2017 Sustainability Report
GlobeNewswire (press release)
The online report features extensive disclosure of Apache's performance in .... The 2017 report was prepared using the GRI Sustainability Reporting ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Philippines: BEC okays renewable energy investments in Japan, Myanmar, Thailand
DEALSTREETASIA
Basic Energy Corp, a listed power firm in the Philippines, has approved equity investments in its latest renewable energy business ventures in Japan, ...
   
US fund, CIC snap up Equis Energy for record $3.7 billion in bet on renewables
Reuters
UL], underscoring growing global interest in renewables investment. Singapore-headquartered Equis is the largest renewable energy independent ... 
   
EDB nets $500m in clean energy investments
The Straits Times
EDB nets $500m in clean energy investments ... Chinese solar firm GCL, American wind company Hover Energy and Jiangsu Linyang, which ...

CDP Sustainability:

IFF Confirms Global Sustainability Leadership with EcoVadis “Gold” Status, CDP “A-” Rating
Business Wire (press release)
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) (Euronext Paris:IFF), a leading innovator of sensory experiences that move the world, confirmed its ...

Neste among the most sustainable companies in CDP's Climate, Forests and Water programs
GlobeNewswire (press release)
Neste became the only energy company to reach the Leadership-class in three Climate Disclosure Project (CDP) programs: CDPs Climate, CDP ...

CDL is highest scoring Singapore real estate company in 2017 Global CDP Results and Climate ...
eco-business.com
Thousands of companies submit annual climate disclosures to CDP for ... Ms Esther An, CDL Chief Sustainability Officer, said, “Sustainability has ...

Impact Investing:

This Law Firm Has Helped Deploy Over $500 Million In Impact Investments Worldwide
Forbes
According to a recent survey conducted by the Global Impact Investing Network, over $114 billion in impact investing assets are currently being ...
 

RI Foundation launches new Impact Investing program
The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An innovative new program from the Rhode Island Foundation will allow it to invest in worthy “social-impact” projects -- while ...

Resource Conservation Investments:

Ecology: The effect of conservation spending
Nature.com
Such a tool would also be a useful resource for achieving the United Nations ... When a strategy for good conservation investment is being chosen, ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Study: CEOs Who Invest In Social Responsibility Initiatives Risk Their Jobs
NPR
A new study shows that CEOs who invest in corporate social responsibility initiatives put themselves at significant risk of losing their jobs.

Responsible investing and the art of KiwiSaving the planet
Stuff.co.nz
Naturally, she chose to put her money into a "deep green" fund, Craigs Investment Partners' QuayStreet Balanced Socially Responsible Investment ...

Funds for Sustainable Investing:

5 Medalists With 5-Globe Ratings and 'Intent'
Morningstar.com
Investors can use the Morningstar Sustainability Rating in a couple of ways. One is to identify a characteristic of a fund's portfolio: namely, how well its ...

Dubai Green Fund raised $650 million for investment in sustainability projects
Climate Action Programme
The Dubai Green Fund constitutes the investment arm of DEWA and it was established in 2016 to offer loans to companies in the clean energy sector ...
 

Zurich-Based Fund Generates Impressive Returns from Sustainable Development
Triple Pundit (blog)
Conventional wisdom states investment funds should focus on stable companies with long track records of steady returns. Those investors who can ... 

Sustainability Investing:  

In Depth: ESG Investing Is Here to Stay
Chief Investment Officer
As asset owners' fervor surrounding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and impact investing intensifies, sustainable investing has ...

Philanthropic Investing:

On the Farm, Investors Get Their Hands Dirty
New York Times
They also used what they learned from the project to inform other investment and philanthropic decisions involving sustainable agriculture, access to ...

The richest families in America are pouring money into healthcare startups
Markets Insider
Family offices, which manage the money of very wealthy investors, are appealing backers because they can also consider the philanthropic aspect of ...
 

Denver, investors help 200 people off the streets and into housing, report says
Denver Business Journal
Private and philanthropic investors have put up $8.6 million in the last year to fund Denver's homeless initiative, which got 200 people off the street ...

Green Bond Funds:

South Africa: JSE Green Bond to Fund Low Carbon Projects
AllAfrica.com
Johannesburg — THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is celebrating the launch of its Green Bond Segment, which provides a platform for ...

Ali: Proceeds raised to be in consolidated funds
Fiji Times
PROCEEDS raised from Fiji's $100 million green bond will be included in Government's consolidated funds but in a separate account. This was ...
Climate Finance RBF: Applications To Tender For Green Bonds Are Now Open - Fiji Sun Online
 

JSE officially launches Green Bond segment to fund low carbon projects
BizNis Africa
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), today, 25 October 2017, launched its Green Bond Segment which provides a platform for companies and ...

Low Carbon Funds:

JSE's new green bonds to fund low-carbon projects
Bizcommunity.com
The JSE's new green bond segment provides companies with an effective tool to raise capital for investments into sustainable projects that previously ...

Big Oil's $1bn climate fund to invest in cement, engines and gas
The National
Big Oil's $1bn climate fund to invest in cement, engines and gas ... BP and Total, are driving a $1 billion fund to invest in low carbon technologies. AP.



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