Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the sustainable finance space.
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April 30
Summer school on sustainable finance – call for applications | EU Science Hub https://t.co/813A2z3IOh via @EU_Commission
— Mette Morsing (@Mette_Morsing) April 30, 2019
"Aviso al pequeño #inversor: ser responsable es más rentable". Según un estudio, entre 2012 y 2018 los activos #ISR estadounidenses mostraron una rentabilidad superior a los activos tradicionales https://t.co/U7YTDNeDyP pic.twitter.com/Wh0lvUQjzG
— Spainsif (@Spainsif) April 30, 2019
CalSTRS is part of a @US_SIF #AssetOwners study on incorporating sustainable investing. Check it out. https://t.co/YTGhtqVXkO #ESG #SustInv #ImpInv pic.twitter.com/t0gCL65zds
— CalSTRS (@CalSTRS) April 30, 2019
April 29
Allianz is ranked as most sustainable #DAX30 company by swiss @Globalance_Bank! Our activities to #ParisAgreement, @sciencetargets, the @theRe100 and others are paying off. #SustainableFinance #ESG https://t.co/eFl37SlmMY
— Anja Rechenberg (@anja_rechenberg) April 29, 2019
Watch how the new natural capital risk assessment tool helps financial institutions see how much they depend on nature. #naturalcapital https://t.co/2ZpeYcUAhK
— UNEP FI (@UNEP_FI) April 29, 2019
'Fund managers worth $10.2tr urge oil firms to align with Paris Agreement goals' via @BusinessGreen, @michaelholder & @UKSIF. https://t.co/rVnGGW5AB8 pic.twitter.com/gLnYI166Xg
— IIGCC (@IIGCCnews) April 29, 2019
.@KoboriGrillsCSR of @LeviStraussCo and colleagues in #investor community call for a standard system for measuring #ESG #impact! @CeresNews #ceres19 #sustainability pic.twitter.com/UIhBEmARgY
— Liza Schillo (@LizaSchillo) April 29, 2019
April 26
The only investments most people will make in the future will be sustainable ones @Forbes #ExtinctionRebellion #SustainableFinance #ESG #SDGs #impactinvesting @EmmaTfansite @TheLordWilliams @MargaretAtwood @GretaThunberg @charlottechurch @Sir_Attenboroughttps://t.co/PVh4Hijxzr
— Lawrence Wintermeyer (@lwintermeyer) April 26, 2019
⚡️ #GreenFinanceBriefing Each Friday, catch up with the latest highlights in #SustainableFinance #GreenFinance 👇@BlueturnEarth @Carbone4 @WWFLeadFinance @The_LHoFT @CORDIS_EU @IPBES https://t.co/qVbZmvqfIG
— Finance for Tomorrow (@FinforTomorrow) April 26, 2019
Superb article on ‘the quiet revolution’ taking place in investment: #ESG #SRI
Central banks are finally taking up the climate change challenge https://t.co/SjLAG2r2JY— Julia DreblowSRI (@JuliaDreblow) April 26, 2019
#ESGs ➡️ New @ABBLbanking #SustainableFinance Task Force works together on #Luxembourg industry solutions for addressing the clients’ expectations. Main challenges for banks will be to create effective and far-reaching market-base @LuxFLAG https://t.co/UPCB8VuXCi
— ABBL Luxembourg (@ABBLbanking) April 26, 2019
This is what 590 people think about a) The performance of sustainable companies b) The performance of #sustainable fund managers c) Investing their money in sustainable funds
Detail here https://t.co/qDStzkJSQg via @https://twitter.com/kamescapital
— Craig Bonthron ☀️⚡🌍 (@CraigBonthron) April 26, 2019
April 24
Keep your eyes peeled for our #ESGgamechanger podcast!
— Lansons (@LansonsLatest) April 24, 2019
There is increasing recognition that access to medicine is material for the #pharma industry. @UBS Asset Management is the 90th investor to endorse the Access to Medicine Index, taking the total AUM of all signatory investors to >USD 11.8 trillion: https://t.co/FPNcvpyFJO#ESG pic.twitter.com/v9zZGKg0u4
— Access to Medicine (@AtMIndex) April 24, 2019
Don't miss op-ed from @kthomas_share and @cadillacmohawk on why its time for investors to do more to advance reconciliation and stay tuned for a big release from @IndigenousRI tomorrow!! #RIACon19 https://t.co/dQCKPRJP7M
— Shannon Rohan (@ShannonRohan) April 24, 2019
April 23
BMCE Bank of Africa is the 1st Bank in Morocco to ENDORSE @UNEP_FI #BankingPrinciples #FinancetheFuture #SustainableFinance #SDGs #IMPACT #GlobalGoals pic.twitter.com/KUMyO4nknM
— Amal Benaïssa (@EvolvingSun) April 23, 2019
Bienvenue @banquenationale! Very pleased to welcome our latest @UNEP_FI member working with more than 240 other financial institutions to integrate #Environmental #Social & #Governance considerations into their operations. #sustainablefinance https://t.co/jN4CPQcaHE
— UNEP FI (@UNEP_FI) April 23, 2019
#Shareholders getting serious about #sustainability in this @HarvardBiz article
Why #ESG getting traction?
1. Size of #investment firms
2. #Financial returns
3. #Materiality
4. Growing demand
5. #fiduciary duty
6. More #ESG activism by #investorshttps://t.co/3mkCvDYe3A#impinv pic.twitter.com/vX5OrasgKC— Farid Baddache (@FBaddache) April 23, 2019
Serious About Sustainability? Some Progress, But Not Yet Persuaded by @BlackRock's Efforts. Get the details in our new blog by Ariel Pichot, Jack McClamrock and @giules_c#SustainableInvesting #SRI #ESG #ETFhttps://t.co/If6pVBxEE6 pic.twitter.com/M0vg0rYJ7J
— WRI Finance (@WRIFinance) April 23, 2019
As the 6th anniversary of the #RanaPlaza building collapse approaches, global investors are concerned that the @banglaccord’s future is in doubt, jeopardizing the safety of garment workers @dschilling44 https://t.co/HugYxPnw4s pic.twitter.com/D4oNj2jwkf
— ICCR (@ICCRonline) April 23, 2019
April 18
Environment becoming the most important criteria for French #investors in #ESG analysis. #sustainablefinance #SRI #SansoObjectifDurable2024 https://t.co/2VEXH2xBF0
— 🌍 François L'Hénoret 🌊 (@FHenoret) April 18, 2019
April 17
First comprehensive report from Central Banks’ and Financial Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) just published. @bankofengland’s Mark Carney also announces that BoE will disclosure under @FSB_TCFD next year https://t.co/xnZkrRe5Cf
— Ben Caldecott (@bencaldecott) April 17, 2019
Central banks and supervisors are taking action on #ClimateChange: a milestone report for #SustainableFinance from the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) was released today at the NGFS Conference in Paris.
Full report: https://t.co/6JMhP27A0x pic.twitter.com/lY9YuUuHhs
— ECOFACT (@ECOFACT_AG) April 17, 2019
📃Open Letter on climate-related financial risks, by François #Villeroy de Galhau, Mark Carney and Frank Elderson
The financial sector must be at the heart of tackling #climate change ⬇https://t.co/BnhLViR9ho pic.twitter.com/FyDq0TBJsE— Banque de France (@banquedefrance) April 17, 2019
Important support ! Central banks, supervisors as well as financial institutions can hardly take climate- & environmental- related risks into account if there is not an harmonized ESG disclosure by businesses.@EU_Commission#NFRD#NGFS
(@CDP @EUCorpReporting @Frank_Bold) https://t.co/BK7878Dgx9
— Ludovic Suttor-Sorel (@Lsuttors) April 17, 2019
Jan Erik Saugestad: everyone should be investing responsibly#impactinvesting #impinv #ethicalinvesting #socialimpact #socimp
https://t.co/RkYTrDfxVv via @financialtimes— Ken Wilson (@ken_in_dxb) April 17, 2019
Fantastic news and an important signal for the Swiss financial market! #SustainableFinance #ESG @MME_Switzerland @Anna_Stz @fabstei https://t.co/crBk0cCBgY
— Sustainable FinTech (@sustfintech) April 17, 2019
April 16
This is cool! RT @IPEnews: ATP future-proofs quant portfolio with environmental factor addition https://t.co/dzVdnZiexh
— Sue Rust (@RustySue) April 16, 2019
April 15
Great news for #SustainableFinance!🌱🌍
A groundbreaking coalition of Finance Ministers from more than 20 countries join forces to fight #ClimateChange and lead the way to a greener and cleaner economy.
🗞️→ https://t.co/ylRCivqy38 #HelsinkiPrinciples #ESG #SustainableFinanceEU pic.twitter.com/KIE7FwksWa— EU Finance 🇪🇺 (@EU_Finance) April 15, 2019
Press release | @VigeoEiris has accepted @MoodysInvSvc’s offer to become its majority shareholder in a move that confirms the two organisations’ shared goals. Learn more: https://t.co/aHZt7mmkcS #BecauseESGmatters
— Vigeo Eiris (@VigeoEiris) April 15, 2019
MIS has acquired a majority stake in @VigeoEiris, a leading global provider of #ESG research, data and assessments #MoodysESG https://t.co/V9XNpH5Bdi pic.twitter.com/agptGGc8r6
— Moody's Investors Service (@MoodysInvSvc) April 15, 2019
Today, Minister McKenna met with the Expert Panel on #SustainableFinance to discuss their findings.
The final report will be released in the upcoming months. Check out the interim report here: https://t.co/iSjLk3BIiA pic.twitter.com/rHPPYcHcXB
— ECCC News and Events (@eccc_news) April 15, 2019
April 12
With only 35% of leadership roles in #sustainablefinance workforce held by women, more should look towards this sector since workplace attitudes have changed bringing in fairness & inclusivity to business cultureshttps://t.co/YzWXFDUB3Y pic.twitter.com/1Arzf68DaM
— SIFF India (@SIFFInd) April 12, 2019
.@RioTinto’s update now available: https://t.co/T99OXHVUsi
Welcome March news that @AustCCR had withdrawn their 2019 resolution after constructive discussions.@ActOnClimate100 engagement under the @IIGCCnews & @IGCC_Update programmes continues following first #TCFD reporting. https://t.co/LcBp3CxjQ9
— Helen Wildsmith (@HelenWildsmith) April 12, 2019
⚡️ #GreenFinanceBriefing
Each Friday, catch up with the latest highlights in #SustainableFinance #GreenFinance 👇@FC4SNetwork @UNEP_FI @UNEnvironment @EU_Finance @europlace @EUClimateAction @ActOnClimate100 @I4CE_ @WWFEU @IPBES @banquedefrance https://t.co/kLfLWzaPMb— Finance for Tomorrow (@FinforTomorrow) April 12, 2019
News via @CNBC: Workers want those hard-to-find socially responsible investments in their 401(k) plans: Survey: https://t.co/6iUb2gGOUY@LorieKonish #impinv #ESGinvesting #retirement pic.twitter.com/GLQIuJLloh
— NextBillion (@NextBillion) April 12, 2019
#eselaAC19 starts right now! Also lawyers support #YouthStrike4Climate. @assobenefit @SIAita_ @Tiresia_Polimi @GSGimpinv @SriEvent #ImpactRevolution #socinn #impinv pic.twitter.com/yov3H8DLwC
— Roberto Randazzo (@RobertoRandazz4) April 12, 2019
OpenInvest Launches Place-Based Impact Investing:
New Cause Enables Geographically-Targeted Impact Investing for Mission-Driven Institutions: https://t.co/uI0TWKjZGm @openinvestco #ESG #foundations— US SIF (@US_SIF) April 12, 2019
How the World’s Largest Pension Manager Is Trying to Make ESG Investing More Popular https://t.co/zvjTZ1mQB1 via @BarronsOnline
• S&P Dow Jones Indices to Launch Sustainable-Investment Indexhttps://t.co/U0qWeYCQHx via @WSJ #SRI #ESG #investing @ennovance https://t.co/X4JvmZnBwn
— Mo Hossain (@MoHossain) April 12, 2019
April 11
Thanks to @MikeBloomberg for warm welcome in his #NewYork office. Discussed next steps in our joint work to mobilise private capital for #green and sustainable projects. #ClimateAction #sustainablefinanceeu pic.twitter.com/ePhte5SHbb
— Valdis Dombrovskis (@VDombrovskis) April 10, 2019
Opposition Leader @billshortenmp and Labor health spokeswoman @CatherineKingMP announced a plan for $6 million over three years to support the Tobacco Free Portfolios campaign. https://t.co/iOHYJWJpfd #divestment #tobacco #smoking #finance #ethics #trademark
— Matthew Rimmer (@DrRimmer) April 11, 2019
“Though the markets still have much to do in the ESG sphere, we are preparing for the challenges that await. Today’s announcement is a further step in that direction,” John Berisford at the #ESGEvaluation launch event in NYC. Read more: https://t.co/ZfU2HK92gV pic.twitter.com/xGhs5YsGUZ
— S&P Global Ratings (@SPGlobalRatings) April 11, 2019
Delighted to see launch of @SPGlobal ESG Ratings – key tools to evaluate future trajectory of companies in the face of industrial disruption driven by megatrends like climate action. pic.twitter.com/nnUDKUcvq4
— Nigel Topping (@topnigel) April 11, 2019
April 10
A big congrats to the Central Banks of Georgia, Sri Lanka & Cambodia Banking Association for launching #SustainableFinance policies at the #SustainableBankingNetwork global meeting. Great to see how the network’s knowledge sharing & @IFC_org assistance helped drive policy action. pic.twitter.com/NFL2BRszKb
— Mary Porter Peschka (@MPPeschka) April 10, 2019
SBN members — Central Banks and Banking Associations — commit to #SustainableFinance by measuring impacts, enhancing regional cooperation & promoting peer learning. #ClimateChange considered a top priority. #SustainableBankingNetwork #WBGMeetings pic.twitter.com/H8SgNN6HDz
— IFC (@IFC_org) April 10, 2019
"Sustainability is not about words, its about action" says Chairman of Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority, Dr. Mohammed Omran @RRT2019 Africa and Middle East #Agenda2030 https://t.co/n1cj9Qp73o
— Geeda Haddad (@GeedaHaddad) April 10, 2019
Dr Shahira Abdel Shahid launches 1st sustainability report from Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority today at @UNEP_FI’s Regional Roundtable on #SustainableFinance in Africa & Middle East. Will help non-banking sector align with Egypt's #2030 Vision. #Shapethefuture #RRT2019 pic.twitter.com/psoJcXrwe1
— UNEP FI (@UNEP_FI) April 10, 2019
New report (https://t.co/HT17CVNweW) from @fsgtweets with @avpn_asia and @RockefellerFdn on #sustainablefinance examining innovative instruments that achieve social and environmental benefits with attractive returns, plus future opportunities in China, India, Japan, and Indonesia
— Rishi Agarwal (@Rishi_Agarwal05) April 10, 2019
April 9
#BREAKING: @Mercer releases latest climate scenario model to help investors plan ahead. See how climate-related #financial risk may impact your portfolio: https://t.co/jRAPDzplhb #Finance #ESG #Sustainability pic.twitter.com/on97spSboQ
— Mercer (@mercer) April 8, 2019
Investor demand for #sustainability keeps on growing: S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches ESG Index Based #esg #sustainablefinance https://t.co/cC09vJVoek via @WSJ
— AccountAbility (@AAInsights) April 9, 2019
April 8
#GreenFinResearch 🇫🇷 Working hard to make the French research on Green & #SustainableFinance more accessible to finance professionals, researchers and students! Reviewing the map this afternoon with our partners and members! 👉 https://t.co/g6a3PYcnW0 pic.twitter.com/duWNtGOii5
— Finance for Tomorrow (@FinforTomorrow) April 8, 2019
In response to the broad consensus from our #globalconsultations on the cross-cutting role of #ICTs in driving #SDG progress, we have now published the scoping report for the Digital Inclusion Benchmark https://t.co/UVsAgBuwIV
— WBA (@SDGBenchmarks) April 8, 2019
April 1
Global sustainable assets have reached $30.7 trillion, up 34% in two years! Read the new @GlobalSIF report for more on the rapid growth of sustainable & responsible investing: https://t.co/geACiECUVp #ESG #SustInv #GSIR2018 pic.twitter.com/qZpQ1KQYxT
— GSIA (@GlobalSIF) April 1, 2019
Negative screening, #ESG integration & shareholder engagement are the top three responsible investment strategies globally. Learn more in the new @GlobalSIF report: https://t.co/6XQG487Yfk #Investing #ESG #SustInv #GSIR2018 pic.twitter.com/X5iwT67Wn0
— GSIA (@GlobalSIF) April 1, 2019
The GIIN is thrilled to announce Sizing the Impact Investing Market, an in-depth analysis of the current size and composition of the #impinv market. The report estimates the current market size to be $502 billion. Learn more: https://t.co/iTq9Av7aM7 pic.twitter.com/9SR2qvmvF4
— GIIN (@theGIIN) April 1, 2019
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