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Read more at: Business case for sustainable timber: WWF highlights bank-corporate 'Soft Commodities' Compact
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Business case for sustainable timber: WWF highlights bank-corporate 'Soft Commodities' Compact

11 May 2015

24 April 2015 – WWF’s Chief Economics Adviser in the UK highlights 'Soft Commodities' Compact between Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) and Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) as an example of global business leadership.


Read more at: Banking Environment Initiative Sustainable Shipment Letter of Credit shortlisted for Financial Times Award
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Banking Environment Initiative Sustainable Shipment Letter of Credit shortlisted for Financial Times Award

29 April 2015

28 April 2015 – Trade finance product shortlisted in the finance category of the FT’s Transformational Business Awards.


Read more at: Financial Times references the BEI’s work on the sustainable commodity trade

Financial Times references the BEI’s work on the sustainable commodity trade

22 April 2015

20 April 2015 – FT article 'Sustainability in commodities accrues momentum' talks about the work of the Banking Environment Initiative.


Read more at: Expert advisory panel steers ILG framework on climate change portfolio risk
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Expert advisory panel steers ILG framework on climate change portfolio risk

10 April 2015

13 October 2014 – Investors are beginning to ask how global environmental trends such as increased pressure on land for food production, soil degradation and extremes of weather will affect the financial performance of countries, industries and firms.


Read more at: Value Retail and Kering join the Natural Capital Leaders Platform

Value Retail and Kering join the Natural Capital Leaders Platform

1 April 2015

1 April 2015 – We welcome two new members to the Natural Capital Leaders Platform.


Read more at: Fiduciary Duty in Support of Responsible Investment: Joint work with Harvard
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Fiduciary Duty in Support of Responsible Investment: Joint work with Harvard

30 March 2015

14 January 2015 – Conventional interpretations of fiduciary duty have often been a barrier to responsible investment, holding back the alignment of investments with long-term value creation. However, recent work in this area has emphasised the congruence of responsible investment with the legal obligations of fiduciary duty encompassed in its duties of loyalty, care, and prudence.


Read more at: Has enough attention been paid to collective financial exposure to climate risk?
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Has enough attention been paid to collective financial exposure to climate risk?

19 March 2015

20 March 2015 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and ClimateWise are facilitating a series of roundtables during 2015, bringing together key insurance leaders, experts and academics with the Bank of England Prudential Regulatory Authority.


Read more at: Launch of the Sustainability Leadership Laboratories
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Launch of the Sustainability Leadership Laboratories

17 March 2015

18 March 2015 – We are delighted to launch a new series of two-day seminars focusing on some of the most pressing issues and opportunities relating to sustainable business.


Read more at: Old Mutual becomes the Investment Leaders Group’s newest member

Old Mutual becomes the Investment Leaders Group’s newest member

17 March 2015

16 March 2015 – The ILG has recently welcomed its newest member, Old Mutual, to its group of global investors leading on directing capital towards sustainable economic development.


Read more at: Business leaders come together to discuss commercial logic for action on environment
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Business leaders come together to discuss commercial logic for action on environment

6 March 2015

3 March 2015 – Senior decision-makers from 20 leading international companies including Mars, Nestlé and Olam have met to discuss the need to build commercial logic for business to protect the environment at scale.


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