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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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Aegon Gains from ESG Measurement of AMs  

Chris Hall

Aegon’s work in this area is still evolving, and its monitoring of asset managers on responsible investment will likely start to include policy engagement, reflecting limitations to shareholder engagement on tackling climate change. “You can’t diversify away from a systemic risk like climate change,” said Chew. “We

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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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Breaking Down Responsible Investment

Sense and Sustainability

Responsible investment is most often defined as investment that promotes environmental, social, and governance elements/practices deemed as responsible , though it can also be a broader term for other types of similar investment. trillion… Current investment in these sectors is around US$1.4 trillion to US$4.5

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This Week’s People Moves: ESG Lead for Real Assets Appointed by Church Commissioners

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including the Church Commissioners for England, EFRAG, Ninety One, Rathbone Greenbank Investments, Lombard Odier Investment Managers and Epworth Investment Management. The Church Commissioners for England , which manages a £9.2

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ICYMI, ESG Investing is Growing up in Public

Chris Hall

As Impax CEO Ian Simm said recently, attempts to define ESG investing have always been hard due to its dual heritage across ethical investing and risk management. ESG investing can’t live up to these expectations. As with any rapidly adopted phenomenon, the rules and the tools have not been fully developed.

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What happens if Indigenous people say no to mining the minerals needed to run EVs?

Corporate Knights

However, because of the impacts of climate change on the lands and waters in our territories, this annual bloom is no longer synchronized with the salmon’s journey up the rivers to spawn. the headline-making Dakota Access Pipeline ultimately cost Energy Transfer and its investment partners in the pipeline an additional US$3.7

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