ESG
The fund approved divesting its portfolio of direct holdings in companies that boycott energy companies and Israel after a state agency released a list of companies that must be divested from last year.
The firm launched an ESG fund targeting U.S.-based companies helping to facilitate clean energy, pollution reduction, energy efficiency and social justice.
The university will divest its endowment from investment funds that have direct fossil fuel exposure by 2030 after a student activist group occupied an administrative building for 18 days.
Women have access to only 3% of bank loans globally, which limits their ability to adapt to climate change and develop innovative solutions across sectors.
The proportion of global investors committing to net-zero carbon emission portfolios is growing, but many investors around the world are temporarily slowing down their decarbonization efforts, largely in response to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a recent survey.
The firm has hired a global head of thematic investing to lead and develop its active thematic investing offering, which focuses on companies that benefit from long-term secular trends.
The firm has hired a partner to support its sustainable growth equity team, which focuses on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in companies that have positive economic and climate outcomes.
The firm has closed its latest fund, a venture capital strategy focused on rejuvenating the ecological health of the world’s oceans, above its initial target.
The fund is reviewing its relationship with a firm that handles private energy, international equity and emerging markets mandates after the state comptroller directed entities to divest their existing holdings from financial companies that boycott energy companies.
The university has issued an RFP seeking specialized services related to reporting and communication of climate-related disclosures for its endowment and operating pools for an inaugural report.