Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the sustainable finance space.
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August 27
Translating sustainability into financial & strategic decision making, @PRI_News & @wbcsd are embarking on a new collaboration, bringing #business & #investors together to prioritize & incentivize #sustainabledevelopment in the new global context https://t.co/DUAjHnmz1M pic.twitter.com/UrIiFphYWH
— WBCSD (@wbcsd) August 27, 2020
When do firms switch towards sustainable corporate tax behavior? #BEPS #sustainability #taxavoidance #tax https://t.co/iMtrPWnTds @TaxFoundation
— Peter-Jan Engelen (@PeterJanEngelen) August 27, 2020
August 26
#PeoplesMoney, the new report by @antonioguterres #DigitalFinancingTaskForce, highlights the opportunity for digital financing of the #SDGs. An action agenda to #RecoverBetter and achieve the #GlobalGoals.
Read now: https://t.co/Sab90SfVG2
— Digital Financing Task Force (@UNDFTaskForce) August 26, 2020
Just released: the #UN action agenda for inclusive digital #SustainableFinance https://t.co/0SkkCxKaJ7 #Agenda2030 #SDGs @ArabesqueAM @valuebalancing @unitedsustain @NHKodex @EEAC_Network @RNE_DE
— Yvonne Zwick (@zwick_yvonne) August 26, 2020
We are proud to launch the parthfinder initiative with the @UNDFTaskForce to measure State of sustainable digital finance at country level! #PeoplesMoney @TorbenMogerP @LRosenholm @oledr @GGKP_Finance @pi_greenfinance @davidedjensen @rkyte365 @ErikSolheim @EricPUsher pic.twitter.com/HJ2pjsjmbt
— Green Digital Finance Alliance (@GDFAlliance) August 26, 2020
UK government opens climate #consultation for #pensions
Pensions minister Guy Opperman is proposing to embed the recommendations of the #TCFD in UK #law.https://t.co/2jRkGC6BzF#ESG #Pensions @hymansrobertson @Pinsent_Masons @GuyOpperman pic.twitter.com/5XtVigcyKL
— Joe McGrath (@Biz_Hack) August 26, 2020
August 25
Read the FT article on why #biodiversity risk matters for #investors. Financial institutions can start setting biodiversity targets using our recent report as a guide – links below.
Our Report: https://t.co/AL9HblNidH
FT Article: https://t.co/41oeq8IKFA— UNEP FI (@UNEP_FI) August 25, 2020
The Department of Labor Is Attacking Sustainable Investments — And Harming Plan Participants https://t.co/B4cQrYRs22 pic.twitter.com/ycjDvO6rIC
— Institutional Investor (@iimag) August 25, 2020
August 23
EDHEC Business School @EDHEC_BSchool and MINES ParisTech @MINES_ParisTech have announced plans to launch a new double degree in Climate Change and Sustainable Finance.#france #intled #highered #sustainability #climatechange #bschool #parishttps://t.co/76KI5iR8CM
— Global Education Times (@GlobalEdTimes) August 23, 2020
Cazenove wins ESG investing Olympics https://t.co/loBPhOEfA4
— FT Moral Money (@ftmoralmoney) August 23, 2020
August 21
Prof Emilios Avgouleas of @EdinburghUni calls on #Parliament and courts to embrace the potential of #MachineLearning to accelerate the impact of #SustainableFinance #ReimaginingEnvironmentalLawhttps://t.co/KMmSWOMc0R pic.twitter.com/HYsDFEToob
— BIICL (@BIICL) August 21, 2020
August 20
See the response from our stakeholder survey on what #sustainablefinance thinks about the future of target-setting #climate #sbti #greenfinance #tcfd #ngfs – https://t.co/ChQWSGVMUZ pic.twitter.com/uZhQR7S3N7
— 2° Investing Initiative (@2degreesinvest) August 20, 2020
The European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI) published their commentary "ESG resilience during the Covid crisis: Is green the new gold?" The investors preference for #ESG compared to conventional funds has not lessened during the Covid-19 crisis https://t.co/L1ZmefLnAt pic.twitter.com/BQH3jzKRx9
— EFFAS (@EFFAS) August 20, 2020
Investor portfolios can be consistent with keeping global warming to 1.5°C. The first-ever #netzero Investment Framework from IIGCC & developed by 70+ investors (with $16 trillion AUM) shows how this can be achieved. Provide feedback on the Framework here: https://t.co/7K3H4yerQ1 pic.twitter.com/twIPPNEvD5
— IIGCC (@IIGCCnews) August 20, 2020
August 18
The Academic ESG Data Review tool has been launched!https://t.co/k9B9atrppK
By drawing 200+ datasets from the Academic ESG Literature Review, we summarize data used across academic fields
Feedback and suggestions welcome! @PRI_News
— Mikael Homanen (@MikaelHomanen) August 18, 2020
August 17
Apex launches private company ESG ratings service for investorshttps://t.co/sQDKxOyG9E
— EnvironmentalFinance (@Enviro_Finance) August 17, 2020
August 13
Research on the Russell 1000 companies that avoid severe controversies within their communities see a significant outperformance of 20.9% through the market recovery relative to the 4.2% that the portfolio with at least one severe controversy returned thr…https://t.co/rnjOeYXy7r
— Tenke Z (@BetterFinanceCH) August 13, 2020
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