On this page you can find the most relevant, not-to-be-missed and hopefully groundbreaking #SriNews that I see by surfing the web and mainly by ‘living’ on Twitter (apart from #DivestNews, #GreenBondNews and #BizHRInvesting news, of course).
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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
— Minister C. McKenna (@ec_minister) 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
