Private equity firms are making ESG progress, say pension plans
The $5.3trn private equity industry is under growing pressure to use its influence for positive impact. Three European retirement funds…
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Prospects gloomy for education investment in emerging markets
Education in developing nations attracts relatively little capital from the private sector or even development institutions. That needs to change…
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Asset managers lag behind banks in CEO ESG bonus pay
Only 11% of the world's most influential asset managers link CEO bonus pay to environmental targets, lagging behind their banking…
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Home Credit extends financial education drive with first ESG loan
As part of a push to improve financial literacy, the Czech consumer credit provider has linked the first ESG loan…
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“Net zero” oil and gas: How investors can detect the holes
Debate surrounding the Transition Pathway Initiative’s recent analysis of energy companies’ transition plans highlights the glaring loopholes in oil majors’…
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Real estate leads Hong Kong’s green finance drive
The Chinese territory’s property sector – which last month saw the issue of a third green guarantee – is striving…
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Decommissioning: The dark heart of renewable energy finance
Billions of dollars are pouring into the clean energy that is seen as crucial for the transition to net-zero emissions.…
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Coal insurance policy gap “almost closed”, data reveals
New research reveals many insurers are still shying away from tightening up their oil and gas policies in line with…
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