Mizuho first Japanese firm to be hit with climate resolution
The second bank this year, after Barclays was targeted by shareholders
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AP1 halts fossil fuel investments to fend off carbon risks
Swedish pension fund targets carbon neutral portfolio by 2050
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LOIM targets firms that reduce, avoid and capture carbon
As it rolls out climate strategy ‘informed’ by the EU taxonomy and sustainable finance action plan
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EU Green Bond Standard could hit the starting line in 2021
As expert group suggests interim scheme to accelerate launch
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ACI and Nomura team up for EM impact fund launch
American Century Investments and Nomura Asset Management have launched an emerging markets impact fund
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S&P offers carbon emissions index
It helps to design energy-transition or low-carbon strategies
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Fund industry welcomes final ‘game changer’ EU taxonomy report
Which ‘aims to provide clarity for investors on what can be regarded as a sustainable investment’
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Key EU Green Deal building block laid
Circular economy action plan ‘shows the way to a climate-neutral, competitive economy’
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Big asset managers make ESG pledges but fail to deliver
Research finds investments at best ignore key systemic risks and at worst contribute to them
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Giant pension funds to snub unsustainable asset managers
“Together we can keep short-termism at bay,” says Calstrs, GPIF and USS
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Blackrock makes inroads on sustainability pledge
ESG ETF industry attracted $5.7bn in February, with $1.2bn in the last week alone
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UBS sustainable ETF assets break through €10bn barrier
As Swiss asset manager plans to launch more ESG funds