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Sustainable Investing

When will “socially responsible investing” become just “investing”?
Quartz
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis, bringing with it an inescapable reminder of the power of the finance industry.

Legendary Investor's Embrace Of Sustainable Investing Is New, But The Movement Isn't
Forbes
Earlier this month, hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones made headlines across the financial press with his comment that “capitalism may need ...

Morgan Stanley: The Case for Sustainable Investing
Barron's
Sustainable investing is the future. So insists Audrey Choi, Morgan Stanley's chief sustainability officer, who presented at Barron's inaugural Impact ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Icebreaker's sustainability report sets the new standard to follow
GreenBiz
Many look at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework as the gold standard for reporting in the private sector. It is not a quick or easy framework ...

Cabot Corporation Shares Sustainability Progress with Release of Latest Sustainability Report
NewsOK.com
The report was developed in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Core Option and serves as a Communication on ...

DGAP-News: TLG IMMOBILIEN publishes its third sustainability report in accordance with GRI and ...
Markets Insider
... recognised standard guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the EPRA Best Practices Recommendations for Sustainability Reporting, ... 

Renewable Energy Investments:

Investor seeks €7.5m for renewable energy
The Times
BVP, a leading green investment firm, is aiming to raise €7.5 million which it will use to invest in a number of renewable energy projects and ...

Why Is No One Talking About This Renewable Energy Stock?
Motley Fool
There's a renewable energy stock you probably haven't been paying ... its historical slow-and-steady expansion, but also when investors factor in a ...

Time to end moratorium on wind energy development in NC
Durham Herald Sun
Strong clean energy policies spur private clean energy investments. Thanks to early leadership that recognized the long-term economic benefits, ...

CDP Sustainability:

Retail Giants Join Green Supply Chain Initiative
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
By joining the CDP supply chain program the retailers are aiming to become more sustainable. According to new research, emissions in retail supply ...

Will Carindale Property Trust (ASX:CDP) Continue To Underperform Its Industry?
Simply Wall St
Will Carindale Property Trust (ASX:CDP) Continue To Underperform Its ... Property Trust's debt-to-equity ratio to examine sustainability of its returns.

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

'Not all machines are evil,' and other thoughts on California's changing economy
Sacramento Bee (blog)
“Second, California should become the absolute leader in climate change adaptation techniques. Washington has given up its leadership so instead ...

Global Climate Action Summit: India Focus
Natural Resources Defense Council
Climate change is threatening both human health and economic growth. ... to 14th that brings together leaders acting on climate change around the world. To preview the summit, NRDC along with the State of California, The Energy ...

#TrustBlackWomen: California Congresswoman Mulls Bid for House Leadership
The Root
Given that the man poised to take House leadership for the Democrats ... one voice on health care, affordable housing, fair wages and climate change.

Impact Investing:

New Terrain: In Search of Social Justice Impact Investing
Inside Philanthropy
Impact investing is still a fledgling practice in mainstream philanthropy, but its popularity is growing in a big way. While there are lots of enthusiastic ...

Opinion: China Must Nurture Impact Investing
Caixin Global
In impact investing, there are two goals. One is to pursue financial returns. The other is to have a quantifiable, significant and positive impact on society ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

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Socially Responsible Investing:

Most affluent investors would rather go to the dentist than invest in a company that hurts the ...
Business Insider
Nuveen's "Third Annual Responsible Investing Survey" found that interest in socially responsible investing is rising among investors yet only 22% of ...

Expanding Warren Buffett's value investing approach to the socially responsible sector
Business Insider
"Social Value Investing: A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships" was written by Columbia University's Bill Eimicke and his colleague, ...

Funds for Sustainable Investing:

Growing interest in sustainable investing boosts Liontrust
FT Adviser
Growing interest in sustainable investing boosts Liontrust ... The fund house's latest results, which cover the period to the end of March 2018, show ...

Billion-Dollar Babies: Can big private-equity funds point the way to impact-driven growth?
ImpactAlpha
One of the striking developments in impact investing in recent years is the growth of fund managers that have crossed the billion-dollar mark in assets ...

Investment Products and Services Launches
PLANSPONSOR
The launch of this third environmental, social and governance (ESG) offering, the others being Fidelity U.S. Sustainability Index Fund (FENSX) and ...

Sustainability Investing:

Impact Investing Makes Space for Creatives and Corporates
Pro Bono Australia
Impact Investment Group's Younghusband Wool Stores redevelopment in Melbourne is collecting a global architecture award nomination on its way to ...

Philanthropic Investing:

New Terrain: In Search of Social Justice Impact Investing
Inside Philanthropy
Impact investing is still a fledgling practice in mainstream philanthropy, but its popularity is growing in a big way. While there are lots of enthusiastic ...

Opinion: Chinese Charities Seek Strategies to Succeed
Caixin Global
Some foundations are already on the cutting edge of innovation as they combine philanthropic investment and hybrid financing with impact investing ...

Lisa Green Hall will lead Case Foundation's impact investing efforts
Technical.ly
Lisa Green Hall is joining the Case Foundation to lead impact investing efforts. Hall will join the D.C.–based foundation created by Steve and Jean ...

Green Bond Funds:

Kidney, the city's finance director who shepherded the $11.3 million sale last year, says the green ...
Governing
Green bonds are an emerging category of finance. Their purpose is to fund projects with clear, definable and measurable environmental benefits.

First green bond listed on NZX
Otago Daily Times
New Zealand's first green bond, issued by the Auckland Council, started trading on the NZX debt market this week. The bond has been created to fund ...

NZ's first green bond, issued by Auckland Council, starts trading on NZX
newsroom.co.nz

NZX said the first green bond, created to fund projects that have environmental or climate benefits, will start trading on the exchange operator's debt ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Will Ontario's Carbon Market Withdrawal Harm The Western Climate Initiative? No, Says Price ...
Forbes
Will Ontario's Carbon Market Withdrawal Harm The Western Climate ... million it could have leveraged from a federal Low Carbon Economy Fund.

Welcome remarks at investing in a low carbon India
Observer Research Foundation
It is my privilege to welcome you all to the Investing in a Low Carbon India ... With this in mind we launched the Financing Green Transitions initiative ...

Feds accept recommendations for low-carbon future
Winnipeg Sun
Feds accept recommendations for low-carbon future ... we spend our limited public funds to invest in energy solutions that reduce greenhouse gases,” ...
 

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