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Montreal Carbon Pledge – Candriam discloses its carbon footprint
As a pioneer of 20 years in Sustainable and Responsible Investing (SRI) and a signatory to the Montreal Carbon Pledge Initiative, Candriam discloses the carbon footprint of its strategies from the SRI category. Candriam fully integrates the principles of...
A first as EIB makes social impact part of new loan, for Italian hospital project
The European Investment Bank has made its first loan in which a social impact initiative is part of the agreement; a model that the deal’s originators hope will be replicated. A loan of €29m has been made by the EIB to support the design, construction and...
Candriam gets top PRI score of A+ for third consecutive year
For the third year in a row, Candriam has been awarded A+ for its overall SRI approach. This, the top score, was awarded following its submission of a compulsory questionnaire that we had to complete as a signatory (since 2006) to the PRI. "This score justly reflects...
Australia’s Vision Super recruiting climate activist and forms high-level climate action team
In what has to be a worldwide first, an A$8.75bn (€5.9bn) Australian super fund is recruiting a climate activist to help push for policy changes at national and international level. Vision Super today announced it is seeking an “enthusiastic...
San Francisco pension fund set for tight board vote on fossil fuel divestment
The board of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) is expected to vote next month on a motion – proposed by one of its seven trustees, Victor Makras – seeking to divest the fund’s entire fossil fuel holdings. Real estate executive Makras...
European Commission calls for feedback on proposals to ‘green’ financial markets
Consultation launched for HLEG recommendations by Sophie Robinson-Tillett | July 20th, 2017 The European Commission is calling for market feedback on the interim recommendations made by its High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, in an unusual move...