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Sustainable Investing

Sustainable Investing for Institutions
The CPA Journal
Sustainable investing is at once intuitive and confusing; it seems like the right thing to do, but there are many different ways to do it. It promises a ...

Socially responsible investing
Times Record News
Over the last couple of decades, a new style of investing has emerged: Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). Letting more than your wallet guide your ...

New report reveals growing Southeast Asia impact investing market
Institutional Asset Manager (press release) (blog)
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), in partnership with Intellecap Advisory Services, has published The Landscape of Impact Investing in ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

New Guidance for Companies to Report Their Impact on the Sustainable Development Goals
CSRwire.com (press release)
GRI and the UN Global Compact publish a practical guide to embed the ... Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the United Nations Global Compact.

GRI, UNGC Release 'Practical Guide' for Companies to Report Their Impact on the SDGs
Sustainable Brands
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) have released “A Practical Guide” to enable companies to better ...

Kinross releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report
Nasdaq
This report, which marks ten years of our formal CR reporting, provides ... The Report follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, fulfills ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Sustainable Energy Investments Outpacing Fossil Fuels
ThomasNet News
Over the last few years, however, investments in the generation of clean energy have started overtaking fossil fuels. In 2017, renewables supplied ...

India's Renewable Investments Near $20 Billion
OilPrice.com
For the first time in history, investing in India's renewable energy sector surpassed that of traditional fossil fuel-based power production. India achieved ...

CalPERS on the Hunt for Renewable Investments
Chief Investment Officer
The new investment sustainability director for the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is bullish on renewable energy power ...

CDP Sustainability:

Sustainable Brands Releases Program Details for New Metrics '18 Conference
Sustainable Brands
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2018 – Sustainable Brands® recently unveiled ... Partners include AICPA, CDP, SustainAbility, Wharton IGEL and G&A ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

California's climate change regulator chooses self-preservation over transparency
Los Angeles Times
California's climate change regulator chooses self-preservation over ... Cox — won't be able to appoint a majority of the board's leadership until the ...

Nobel Peace Laureates Call on Jerry Brown to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Production
Earth Island Journal
As wildfires devastate regions of California, the impacts of climate change ... As the letter points out: "Climate leadership is being redefined, and we ...

Ford's illusory climate policy mandate
Alternatives Journal (blog)
Six months ago, Ontario was viewed as a global climate policy leader. ... shift their thinking on the need to fight climate change — only the PC leader did. ... of California Santa Barbara, researchers have estimated the public's climate ...

Impact Investing:

Report Finds Growing Interest In Impact Investing Among Wealthy Folks In Canada
Forbes
That's one conclusion you might draw from Market Momentum: Impact Investing & High Net Worth Canadians, a recently released report from SVX, ...

How advisers can capitalise on impact investing
Money Marketing
A more principled approach to investing is sweeping investment markets. Impact investing, which seeks to generate a solid market return by investing ...

FB Roundup: Bacardi, Dick Smith, and South East Asian impact investing
Campden FB
Bacardi to eliminate one billion straws. Bacardi, the world's largest privately held spirits group, is aiming to eliminate one billion plastic straws by 2020.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Climate science spells tougher targets but better business
Financial Director
Lower carbon impact can be good for business, says Dexter Galvin, Global Director of Corporations and Supply ... of improved carbon performance as an opportunity, and are adopting 'science-based' targets to reduce emissions.

Socially Responsible Investing:

3 companies socially responsible investors should consider
Born2Invest
Socially responsible investing soared to new heights, with investors now expressing more interest in the good that a company does over anything else ...

Understanding KiwiSaver social responsibility claims
Stuff.co.nz
How to check out the responsible investment policy of your KiwiSaver ... insight into just how fraught a topic socially responsible KiwiSaver investing is.   

Funds for Sustainable Investing:

18 Impact Investing Trends You Haven't Seen Before And 1 You Have
Forbes
“Zebras fix what unicorns break,” says Stephanie Gripne, founder and CEO of the Impact Finance Center, suggesting a shift to investing in real ...

Sustainable, Responsible, & Impact Investing: Make Money Responsibly
Moneyshow.com
Your investments have power. You can invest in a way that supports the status quo, or you can use your investments to make a difference on issues ...

Sustainability Investing:

3 ways advisers should prepare for ESG conversations with 401(k) clients
InvestmentNews (blog)
Retirement plan advisers likely won't know when environmental, social and governance investing — also known as sustainable investing and impact ...

ESG managers raise alarm as Earth Overshoot Day is passed
Citywire Selector
'Today is the earliest yet and should act as a reminder of why sustainability is an issue for all of us – as individuals, investors, financiers, companies, ...

Philanthropic Investing:

The Rise of Female Philanthropists - And Three Big Bets They Make
Forbes
As female philanthropists gain in influence, the collaborative spirit will amplify the impact created by philanthropy. Second, that investing in women ...

Investing in Local Business to Get an Even Break
New York Times
Much ink has been spilled analyzing the failures of various grand philanthropic gestures, like Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million investment in the ...

APF encourages businesses to have own philanthropic arm
Independent Online
Philanthropic investment should not be an afterthought, but a type of business you build...where more you give is the more you will have a stronger ...

Green Bond Funds:

Mandate roundup: Pension fund seeks green bond strategies via IPE Quest
IPE.com
A European pension fund is seeking green bond strategy ideas from managers via IPE Quest's Discovery service. According to search DS-2463, the ...

Egypt approves green bonds to boost eco-friendly projects
Al-Monitor
Egypt's financial regulator approved on July 18 a legal framework for issuing green bonds, with the aim of providing financial tools to fund eco-friendly ...

IFC commits $150m to OCBC NISP's green bond
Jakarta Post
The IFC, as the sole investor of the bond, has committed US$150 million in green bonds issued by OCBC NISP to fund projects that help combat ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Cambridge endowment goes low-carbon via custom ETFs
Financial News
Cambridge endowment goes low-carbon via custom ETFs ... Like many educational funds it has faced pressure from campaigning students to do so.

Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Hot ETF Right Now?
Nasdaq
A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) debuted on 12/08/2014, and offers broad exposure to ...

UK announces £20 million competition for low-carbon transport projects
The Internet of Business
NEWSBYTE The UK government has announced a new £20 million commitment to invest in low-carbon vehicle development, low-emission engines, ...

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