Results for Sustainable Investment
Daily Media Briefing
February 16, 2017- G20 urged to ditch fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, go green
- European Parliament adopts draft reform of carbon market
- Hundreds of companies failing to pay minimum wage
- Air-Ink turns air pollution into pens
- India Now Has the World’s Worst Air Pollution
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February 13, 2017- Investors draw up 'sin bin' solution to executive pay
- ArcelorMittal calls for carbon levy on imports to EU companies
- Sadiq Khan calls on Government to incentivise diesel scrappage scheme
- Caffè Nero teams up with bio-bean and First Mile to turn waste coffee into fuel
- Britain faces an impending workforce crisis, according to Mercer Report
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February 10, 2017- Bloomberg financial services Gender-Equality Index reveals global progress
- Public comment period announced for the Responsible Mining Index
- ‘Jobs for the boys’ is just half the story: growing crisis of worklessness looms in the US
- BBC launches mandatory carbon tracking scheme
- Auto industry giants invest in new energy vehicles
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February 09, 2017- London Stock Exchange issues ESG guidelines for listed companies
- New data shows rise in profits for female farmers as part of Primark's sustainable cotton initiative
- Southern Water partners with Veolia to turn sludge into renewable energy
- Tesco's plan bee: spilt supermarket sugar to help feed hungry honey bees
- Waste management innovations increase material recovery and generate revenue
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February 08, 2017- SGX offers companies subsidised sustainability reporting workshops from February 2017
- Costa goes nationwide with in-store coffee cup recycling scheme
- Unilever Unveils Game-Changing Fragrance Transparency Initiative
- MSCI Launches ESG Universal Equity Indexes for Long-Term Global Invesors
- UK companies are recruiting fewer women to boardrooms
Evaluating Sustainable Investment Trends for 2017 and beyond
February 08, 2017 In 2017, the world is in flux—we see a number of key developments that are likely to shape environmental, social, and governance (ESG) trends over the course of 2017, says Martina Macpherson, Head of Sustainability Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices. Read more >
Development Impact Bonds: a way to bridge the SDG investment gap
February 08, 2017 Jayesh Shah, Consultant at Corporate Citizenship, explores how a new development financing mechanism can channel finance to help achieve positive societal outcomes, as well as returns for investors. Read more >
Why ESG matters
February 08, 2017 It’s not exactly as easy as ABC, argues Mike Tuffrey, but ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance – is the key to investors getting traction on the behaviour of companies they own. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
February 03, 2017- Uber CEO leaves Trump’s advisory council amid controversy
- Fukushima radiation levels at highest level since 2011 meltdown
- Oil and coal demand could peak by 2020: Study
- Tetra Pak commits to science-based emissions target
- Sky's #OceanRescue campaign aiming to put an end to ocean plastic pollution
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February 02, 2017- Tesla gives the California power grid a battery boost
- UK businesses to accelerate bioenergy opportunities through EU grant
- Leading asset owners sign long-term stewardship agreement
- Supply Chain Slavery Index identifies high-risk countries in fashion Supply Chains
- M&S and Unilever promise plastic redesign to cut waste