India cuts electric vehicle tax
Sharp drop in goods and services levy to encourage people to buy environmentally friendly options
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Schroders expands impact investment offering with acquisition
Firm is a ‘blueprint for the future of our industry’
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Aviva launches pension with ESG default funds
Automatically ruling out companies linked to tobacco, pornography or coal mining
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Sustainable investing on the rise with Asian HNWs
Standard Chartered survey finds 68% of investors want to help create a better future through ESG
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Zurich to use 100% renewable energy by 2022
Insurer signs up to United Nations’ business pledge to limit global warming
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Fidelity International launches ESG ratings
The ratings will be informed by the research of more than 180 analysts
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Appetite for impact opportunities is at a high
More than 90% of investors worldwide plan to up their allocation to impact investments, says survey
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Ex-BBC chairman‘s firm to run DeVere alternative fund
He was formerly a partner at Goldman Sachs and is chairman of the firm managing the fund
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Isle of Man green fund forced to shut down
Forestry fund owes millions of pounds to its lender after it declared default in 2017
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UK court shuts down renewable energy investment firm
It accepted millions of pounds from members of the public
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Sustainable investment interest not turning into action
‘There is more work to do’ in taking the ESG message to financial advisers
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Is it high time we invested in cannabis?
‘Brand new industries are not born in front of us very often’