Socially responsible investing

Aéma Groupe: FY 2023 Results

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星期三, 四月 10, 2024
Health, FIR, Mining, Principle, Growth, Face, UMG, MMJ, Environment, Partnership, Pension, Climate, Acquisition, Insurance, Carbon, Biodiversity, Investment, Ecosystem, Socially responsible investing, PRI, Om, Weather

Pascal Michard, Aéma Groupe Chairman of the Board of Directors, said:

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  • Pascal Michard, Aéma Groupe Chairman of the Board of Directors, said:
    "In 2023 we completed the group's structure, and confirmed our mutualist mission at the service of everyone.
  • Since 2021, Aéma Groupe has invested more than 6 billion euros in green, social and sustainable bonds, including more than 1.3 billion euros in 2023.
  • Aéma Groupe's first strategic plan, Cap 2023 "Building to conquer", established a new leading mutualist player in the French insurance market.
  • Encouraged by this successful growth, the group has announced a new strategic plan: "Aéma 2026: À vos marques!” ["Aéma 2026 : on your marks!” - the French word “Marque” means “Brand”].

Central 1 receives global recognition for its commitment to responsible investment

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星期三, 三月 6, 2024
Socially responsible investing, Investment, United, United Nations, PRI, ESG, Principle, Renewable energy

Surpassing the average score by more than 15 per cent in three categories among all PRI signatories, this performance underscores Central 1’s commitment to excellence in responsible investment practices.

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  • Surpassing the average score by more than 15 per cent in three categories among all PRI signatories, this performance underscores Central 1’s commitment to excellence in responsible investment practices.
  • As a PRI signatory since 2018, Central 1 is required to report annually on its responsible investment activities.
  • This obligation is part of Central 1's commitment to uphold the PRI's six principles for responsible investment, which were developed by an international group of institutional investors.
  • “Central 1’s commitment to responsible investment is a cornerstone of our decision-making process for every investment we undertake,” said Brent Clode, Chief Investment Officer, Central 1.

Divcon Controls Announces Investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives

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星期二, 二月 20, 2024
Professional Services, Data Management, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Finance, Software, AI, Socially responsible investing, Growth, Entrepreneurship, Automation, Goldman Sachs, Control, Partnership, Security (finance)

Divcon Controls (“Divcon”), a systems integrator delivering facility management automation and monitoring solutions primarily to the mission-critical data center market, today announced a new investment from the Sustainable Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

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  • Divcon Controls (“Divcon”), a systems integrator delivering facility management automation and monitoring solutions primarily to the mission-critical data center market, today announced a new investment from the Sustainable Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
  • In providing a seamlessly integrated controls system, Divcon has increased the reliability and uptime of the mission-critical facilities that it serves.
  • With this investment, Goldman Sachs will look to bring its network and global resources to help accelerate Divcon’s growth within the mission-critical market sector.
  • Divcon is valued by its customers for its flexibility, depth of technical expertise and customer-centric approach,” said Jeff Possick, managing director in Sustainable Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

Qiming Venture Partners Becomes a UN PRI Signatory

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星期一, 二月 26, 2024
Investment, Socially responsible investing, Growth, Female, ESG, Principles for Responsible Investment, Health care, Partner, United Nations, Patient, Environment, Consumer, PRI, Robotics, Qiming Venture Partners, Renewable energy

Shanghai, Feb. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- China's leading venture capital firm Qiming Venture Partners announced its recent signing of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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  • Shanghai, Feb. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- China's leading venture capital firm Qiming Venture Partners announced its recent signing of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
  • "The signing is a testimony to our commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) values as we practice responsible investment," said Duane Kuang, Founding Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners.
  • "PRI provides us with a robust framework that integrates sustainability and ethical considerations into our investment and decision-making process.
  • Within two primary sectors of investment - Technology & Consumer and Healthcare, Qiming proactively seeks investments in businesses that uphold and implement ESG values.

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals Initiative Investor Network as founding member

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星期四, 二月 15, 2024
Mining, Mineral, Socially responsible investing, ESG, Principle, RMI, Network, Non-governmental organization, Ecosystem, RBA, PRI, Sustainable development, Cryptocurrency

NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stewart Investors, an active, long-only equity specialist focused on sustainable investing since 2005, today announced it has become a founding member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Investor Network.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stewart Investors, an active, long-only equity specialist focused on sustainable investing since 2005, today announced it has become a founding member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Investor Network.
  • We look forward to working with the RMI Investor Network as an inaugural member and encourage others to join us in this important initiative."
  • "The RMI is very pleased to welcome Stewart Investors as the first company to join the newly formed RMI Investor Network," said Jennifer Peyser, Executive Director of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI).
  • This collaboration with the RMI Investor Network follows Stewart Investors' long-term commitment to promote sustainable development and engagement on conflict minerals in the semiconductor supply chain.

ZMH adds ESG Veteran Marie-Josee Privyk to the Advisory Board

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星期一, 二月 12, 2024
Advisory board, Certificate, AI, Sustainability accounting, Bloomberg, Enterprise data management, McGill University, ZMH, Socially responsible investing, Data management, ESG, Data analysis, CFA Institute, CFA, IPO, FSA, Good governance, Weitbrecht Communications, Knowledge, Research

RESTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZMH Advisors , a leader in using AI & Data for ESG and Shareholder Engagement, has added industry veteran Marie-Josee Privyk to its Advisory Board.

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  • RESTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZMH Advisors , a leader in using AI & Data for ESG and Shareholder Engagement, has added industry veteran Marie-Josee Privyk to its Advisory Board.
  • Before returning to independent advisory, Marie-Josee was Chief ESG Innovation Officer at Novisto, a leading ESG data management software company.
  • “We are excited about our clients benefiting from Marie-Josee’s extensive ESG experience in reporting, data management, and global regulations.
  • Marie-Josee Privyk is an independent advisor helping companies develop fit-for-purpose ESG and sustainability reporting to unlock value.

MSCI Develops Solution to Centralize Private Market Climate and Sustainability Disclosures

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星期二, 二月 6, 2024
Environment, Technology, Finance, Professional Services, Sustainability, Software, Data Analytics, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Artificial Intelligence, GP, ESG, Language, Socially responsible investing, Carbon, United, Entrepreneurship, Inauguration, Apollo

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the launch of MSCI Private Company Data Connect – a centralized hub that provides general partners (“GPs”) access to private companies' sustainability and climate data and disclosures.

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  • MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the launch of MSCI Private Company Data Connect – a centralized hub that provides general partners (“GPs”) access to private companies' sustainability and climate data and disclosures.
  • MSCI Private Company Data Connect is designed to drive transparency and a common language for investors in private markets considering companies’ sustainability and climate data by enabling GPs to:
    Execute due diligence and risk management processes;
    Respond to client and regulatory sustainability reporting requirements;
    And develop sustainable value creation strategies, such as engagement and target-setting for their portfolio companies.
  • MSCI Private Company Data Connect also allows companies to search for institutions and market participants that are active on the hub to proactively provide access to their data.
  • The Persefoni AI-powered, carbon measurement and reporting tool, Persefoni Pro, is a guided platform available for free to MSCI Private Company Data Connect users.

Morgan Stanley Sustainable Signals: New Survey Shows High and Rising Individual Investor Interest in Sustainability

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星期一, 一月 29, 2024
Environment, Climate Change, Finance, Banking, Oil, Gas, Professional Services, Sustainability, Energy, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Carbon footprint, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Trust, Risk, Climate change, Investment, Socially responsible investing, Health

Individual investor interest in sustainable investing is high and rising, according to a new “Sustainable Signals” report by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

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  • Individual investor interest in sustainable investing is high and rising, according to a new “Sustainable Signals” report by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.
  • The survey polled 2,820 active individual investors across the U.S., Europe and Japan to assess interest in sustainability and understand where investors see the most opportunity and potential risk.
  • “Nearly 80% of individual investors believe that it is possible to balance market rate financial returns with a focus on sustainability,” says Jessica Alsford, Morgan Stanley’s Chief Sustainability Officer and CEO of the Institute for Sustainable Investing.
  • The Sustainable Signals series was launched in 2015 and measures the views of individual investors, institutional investors and corporates on sustainable investing.

Domain Timber Advisors Promotes Five Executives

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星期三, 一月 24, 2024
Environment, Finance, Consulting, Professional Services, Other Natural Resources, Forest Products, Consumer, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Associate, Walker, UN, ESG, Socially responsible investing, Carbon, Acquisition, Capital Group Companies, Director of Operations

Domain Capital Group, LLC, a comprehensive private investment management services firm, and its subsidiary, Domain Timber Advisors, LLC, today announced that five of its most experienced senior staff have earned promotions.

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  • Domain Capital Group, LLC, a comprehensive private investment management services firm, and its subsidiary, Domain Timber Advisors, LLC, today announced that five of its most experienced senior staff have earned promotions.
  • He serves as Portfolio Manager for the Domain Timber Opportunity Fund and is responsible for most of the underwriting for acquisitions and investment performance calculations.
  • He manages most day-to-day operations of Domain Timber Advisors’ Environmental Platform and oversees Environmental Social Governance (ESG) reporting and UN Principles for Responsible Investment activities.
  • Taylor Echols, an important part of Domain Timber Advisors for five years, most recently as Associate Vice President, Support Analyst, has earned promotion to Vice President and Portfolio Manager.

GTJAI Became Signatory to PRI as a Subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities

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星期四, 一月 18, 2024
Asset Management, Professional Services, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Finance, Principle, Guotai Junan Securities, PRI, ESG, Socially responsible investing, Risk management, Disclosure, Responsibility

Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (“Guotai Junan International”, the “Company” or “GTJAI”, stock code: 1788.HK) announced that on 27 December 2023, its parent company, Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. ("Guotai Junan Securities"), officially signed the Principles for Responsible Investment ("PRI") in the category of "investment manager".

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  • Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (“Guotai Junan International”, the “Company” or “GTJAI”, stock code: 1788.HK) announced that on 27 December 2023, its parent company, Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. ("Guotai Junan Securities"), officially signed the Principles for Responsible Investment ("PRI") in the category of "investment manager".
  • Guotai Junan Securities, together with its subsidiaries including Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited, became signatories to PRI.
  • According to PRI, responsible investment involves considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in investment decision-making process and ownership practice.
  • As a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities, GTJAI has obtained signatory status to PRI in synchronization with the parent company.