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MSCI Moves to Innovate ESG and Climate Offering

Chris Hall

Data provider appoints former Trucost CEO Richard Mattison to accelerate initiatives and develop fresh strategies for sustainable investing. Mattison has more than 20 years of sustainable finance experience and previously served as President of S&P Global’s Sustainable1 unit. million in Q3 , up from US$79.9

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Meet the women warrior accountants pushing the envelope on climate action

Corporate Knights

Alyson Slater, head of sustainable investments, Manulife “They didn’t want it done in a fluffy way,” Todd says of her Vancity employers. Sustainability standards have come a long way since then, an evolution that Alyson Slater has witnessed firsthand. When I started, I had to explain to companies why they should care about ESG.

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Sofidel: The Forum for Sustainable Finance

3BL Media

The Forum for Sustainable Finance is a nonprofit association established in 2001. It includes financial operators and other organizations interested in the environmental and social impact of investments. The membership base is multi-stakeholder. An interesting ongoing trend is the growth of green bonds.

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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

The precedent made it easy for corporations to exclude almost any proposal from their proxy circulars until 2001, when this clause was eliminated as part of a broader set of Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) reforms. It wasn’t, however, the legal framework that was the biggest challenge.

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This Week’s People Moves: Pinebridge’s Kabbaj Joins Man Group as RI Director

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including Man Group, CalPERS, Triodos IM, Low Carbon and Bridges Fund Management. . Imane Kabbaj has been appointed as Responsible Investment (RI) Director, Portfolio Oversight, at active investment manager Man Group.

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This Week’s People Moves: Ex-ADB Impact Expert Joins ThomasLloyd

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including ThomasLloyd, MEAG, Alpha Real Capital, DLA Piper, and UKSIF. ThomasLloyd , the Zurich-headquartered global impact investment firm, has appointed Smita Nakhooda as its Head of Impact and ESG.

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SEC Proposes New Rules for Sustainable Funds Aimed at Standardizing ESG Disclosures

Jon Hale

But as we have shown in our Sustainable-Investing Framework , there are numerous ways to address sustainability issues in an investment strategy. This can leave investors confused and result in a mismatch between investor expectations and investment outcomes. What’s in the “Names Rule” proposal?