Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In Europe, regulators have gone even further, establishing the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation , which comes into force on January 1, 2023, requiring funds to categorize themselves as light green (Article 8), dark green (Article 9) or conventional funds (Article 6), based on the degree to which investments support sustainability.?In

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2021

The process involves rating companies on system change performance, and then using this research for positive screening, negative screening, engagement and other ESG/SRI strategies. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Finance & Investing.

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Chris Hall

MAY 23, 2023

In the months leading up to Level 2, some asset managers opted to downgrade various funds to Article 8 to avoid accusations of greenwashing. The second binding element aims to more meaningfully connect sustainability to the manager’s product strategy.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

Classified as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), it closed at €300 million, over its original target size of €225 million. European growth equity investor Verdane has held the final close of its Verdane Idun fund.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The actively management equity portfolio will now incorporate sustainability factors to positive screen companies across a wide range of industries without solely relying on exclusions. “In Invesco has rebadged its Invesco UK Companies fund as the Invesco Sustainable UK Companies fund.

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