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Cop28: All eyes on finance and climate action

Cop28: All eyes on finance and climate action

From the usual suspects to lesser-discussed challenges and untapped opportunities, fund managers await Cop28 to unfold, writes Piyasi Mitra. As the countdown to Cop28 commences, with the event scheduled from November 30 to December 12, its implications reverberate across the financial landscape, keenly anticipated by fund managers. Cop28, an acronym for the 28th session of […]

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Nuveen expands global ESG team

Nuveen expands global ESG team

Asset manager Nuveen has hired Sasha Miller and Enrico Colombo to expand its global responsible investment strategy and stewardship teams.Sasha Miller has joined the firm as head of responsible investment strategy for Emea and Apac. She will be responsible for partnering with business leaders to drive the firm’s growth in responsible investment offerings across regions […]

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Impact investing can align with fiduciary duty, research shows

Impact investing can align with fiduciary duty, research shows

Research revealed that UK pension funds can reconcile impact investing with fiduciary duty, successfully aligning financial returns with positive social and environmental outcomes.Research by Pensions for Purpose noted that impact investments had key themes such as renewable energy (56.4%), energy efficiency (49.1%) and health (40%), aligning with the Principles for Responsible Investment Impact Investing Market […]

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Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as “one of Tokyo’s greenest urban areas”

Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as “one of Tokyo’s greenest urban areas”

Architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo, which is defined by curving roofs topped with greenery. Aiming to create a city district that provides access to nature and a diversity of spaces, Heatherwick Studio designed Azabudai Hills to contain residential buildings, retail and restaurant spaces, a school, two temples, art […]

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Few real estate firms set comprehensive net-zero targets

Few real estate firms set comprehensive net-zero targets

A new analysis by Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management reveals that only 15% of listed real estate companies globally have set comprehensive net zero targets for scope 1-3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.This figure, though up from 10% last year, indicates that accelerated action is necessary for the industry to meet net-zero ambitions.

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Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis Architektur 2024 geht an die U-Halle Mannheim

Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis Architektur 2024 geht an die U-Halle Mannheim

Die U-Halle Mannheim hat den diesjährigen DNP Architektur gewonnen. Die Jury würdigte das Projekt für den zukunftsorientierten Umbau des Bestands für Veranstaltungen und Ausstellungen. Die renommierte Auszeichnung für nachhaltiges Bauen wurde heute zum elften Mal im Rahmen des 16. Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitstages in Düsseldorf gemeinsam von der Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V. und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für […]

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Zerbricht die COP an Loss and Damage?

Zerbricht die COP an Loss and Damage?

Beinahe hätte es gar keine Einigung auf die Gestaltung des Klimaschäden-Fonds gegeben – für die Weltklimakonferenz wäre das ein Desaster. Aber auch mit dem Kompromiss und Fortschritten bleiben Kritikpunkte und viele Baustellen.

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