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“Massive Move” to Impact Investing Underway – BNP Paribas 

Chris Hall

The asset manager’s latest survey highlighted a growing trend towards impact investing, with investors looking to take a more “holistic approach” to ESG-related investments. Estimates vary widely on the current size of the global impact investing market due largely to a lack of consensus on how impact investing is defined.

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Philippine SEC Finalises Green Fund Rules

Chris Hall

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued its final rules for sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) funds. . To qualify as an SRI fund, an investment company must adopt one or more sustainability principles or considerations or ESG factors as its investment focus.

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Philippines SEC Issues Draft Rules for SRI Funds

Chris Hall

The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new draft rules for sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) funds. They are open to public comment until 2 February, 2022.

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Climate tops ESG Priorities for US Institutional Investors

Chris Hall

The second most important ESG issue factored into asset owners’ investment decision-making was avoiding firms doing business in countries of high conflict risk, affecting US$3.28 In the 2022 report, it was followed by board issues (US$2.87 trillion in assets, having been the most important issue for the previous decade.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

Last year we had great hopes that 2022 would be the year to build back better in the aftermath of COVID-19. In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. 2022 Sustainability Summary.

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ESG Narratives Needed as well as Numbers

Chris Hall

This could manifest itself in institutional and intermediary clients focusing more on solutions that demonstrably deliver positive real-world outcomes, informed by a theory of change, and seeking explanations of investment relevance. Further, 35% could not evidence an ESG-motivated buy decision, up from 26% last year.

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New report shows $200-billion drop in responsible investing market share in Canada

Corporate Knights

The value of portfolios classified as responsible investments (RI) dropped from $3.2 trillion on December 31, 2019, to $3 trillion at the end of 2021, according to the 2022 Canadian Responsible Investment Trends Report published last week by the Responsible Investment Association (RIA). .