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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 14, 2018 – Today, nine of the U.S.’s most respected law firms announced a groundbreaking initiative to deliver free legal services worth $15 million by 2020 to advance sustainability across the globe. The first-of-its-kind initiative, Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy, offers ...

17 September 2018

• Integration of ESG criteria within all the investment platforms
• Significant hires to bolster efforts in central RI team and within investment platforms
• Thematic focus that combines material financial risks with societal impacts

As clients’ demand for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) accelerates ...

Arlington, VA (September 19, 2018) - Capital Impact Partners announced today that it has received $3.7 million in grants from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) to increase its mission-driven lending and investment efforts in low-income ...

Vienna, September 24, 2018 - In 2015, the United Nations member states made a binding commitment to 17 Sustainable Development Goals embedded within the Agenda 2030. This framework constitutes a joint schedule towards a sustainable future for humankind.

But what about the concrete implementation of these ...

NEW YORK, September 13, 2018 - Richmond Global Compass Capital, LP, the first-ever sustainability focused global multi-asset fund employing machine learning to extract material metrics in Environment, Social, and Governance, is now officially open to outside investment. Compass' general partners have invested over $20 million as ...

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 13, 2018 - The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in fluoroproducts, titanium technologies, and chemical solutions, today announced its Corporate Responsibility Commitment—the company's first, formal corporate responsibility program—during its Plunkett Awards ceremony ...

Brussels, September 12, 2018 - As part of President Juncker's State of the Union proposals, the Commission has announced a new 'Africa – Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs' to promote a substantial increase of private investment in Africa, boost trade, enhance job creation and ...

Vienna, September 12, 2018 - Impact investing is about putting money into institutions and organizations dedicated to the goal of responding adequately to the vast social and environmental problems and challenges we are facing today. In principle, this sounds like a good plan – however, the crucial ...

Vienna, September 7, 2018 - On September 4^th, the two-day high-level Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) ended with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was on this occasion accompanied by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegalese President Macky Sall, celebrating the successful conclusion of the ...