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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

I first met Moira Hutchinson in 1987 when I was working on the first of my series of books on responsible investment. She was generous with her time and provided a wealth of insight into “ethical investing,” as responsible investing was known then. . Climate change cannot be addressed by only changing your portfolio.

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The JUST Report: Is Warren Buffett a Stakeholder Capitalist?

Just Capital

Axios spotlights JUST Capital data to make the case that ethical investing can produce financial returns. Policy Highlights the Top Companies That Treat Employees Best JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase offers a minimum hourly wage of $20 , which exceeds the Russell 1000 average and represents the third highest minimum wage among banks.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds’ Social Focus

Chris Hall

If a company can get 10% of its financing from a SWF and 30% from a development bank, then it becomes much easier for the business to attract the rest of the financing from a private capital source,” said Nacvalovaite. They can also lead in the adoption of best practices, such as governance, transparency and ethical investment.

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Veteran to Helm Impax’s Nordic Strategy

Chris Hall

Kristensen, who joins from a similar role at Federated Hermes – following spells at Jyske Bank and Neuberger Berman – reports to Client Group Co-head Paul Voûte, who has made deepening institutional relationships a priority since taking up his role in 2022. “It’s fair to say there is a certain cultural fit across the region,” he said.

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Finance for Biodiversity Pledge Secures Nine More Signatories

Chris Hall

The nine new signatories to the pledge were APG, which manages the assets of the Netherlands’ largest pension scheme, Astanor Ventures, Australian Ethical Investment, Deutsche Oppenheim Family Office, LGT Private Banking, Nordis Capital, Oakham Wealth Management, OFI AM , and SLM Partners. .

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Investors demand more corporations conduct ‘racial audits’

Corporate Knights

bank to agree to a racial audit. It’s no longer enough for companies to form diversity committees or hold inclusion workshops. But the activists kept pressing. In October – six months after asking regulators to block a racial audit resolution – Citigroup became the first big U.S.

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ESG squeezed between Republican attacks on ‘woke capitalism’ and climate investors

Corporate Knights

Banks, investment managers and asset owners all rely on the global system of ESG ratings, which has faced growing criticism. . Earlier this year, Race to Zero mandated that all entities pledging to achieve net-zero by 2050 under UN rules will need to avoid new fossil fuel investments , starting within 12 months.

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