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Shell - the legal case that keeps on giving

Sometimes its the fanfare, at other times its the nuances effect. This is what the ruling was really about: Shell has an obligation of result for emissions connected to the activities of the entire group (i.e. scope 1 emissions and scope 2 emissions from subsidiaries).

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The 'S' in ESG is coming of age

“The wise investor recognises that success is a process of continually seeking answers to new questions.” Sir John Templeton British investor

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Physical Climate Risks

Extreme weather and record temperatures are now understood to be events that can be anticipated and incorporated into investment decisions.

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS TODAY’S REALITY - PGIM

PGIM says that all investors, whether they have an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus or otherwise, will need to navigate the shifting macroeconomic, market and investment landscape that lies ahead.

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Do you feel lucky Punk?

Climate, diversity & inclusion, infrastructure & COVID all ask the same question of global decision makers now: Do you feel lucky Punk? What the world is paying attention to now - or should be - is the answer to that question, along with the associated actions they take.

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Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (TIP) goes on a shopping spree

Beamery’s leading technology has enabled customers to hire at an unprecedented pace while Motif plans to increase research and development capabilities; scale and commercialize its food technologies for plant based nutrition to taste better.

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Popular Assets Among Retail Investors in 2021

Seeking portfolio diversification, retail investors turn attention towards alternative markets and new classes of investment assets in a bid to hedge against market volatility and uncertainties.

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S$23m for cooler data in Singapore

A new S$23million research programme by two leading Universities has just been announced. The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University are setting up a testbed facility with ‘state-of-the-art’ equipment which promises to be up and running by Oct 2021.

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Emergency on Planet Earth

"The climate emergency is our third world war. Our lives and civilization as we know it are at stake, just as they were in the Second World War."

Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

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THE INFLATION MOMENT

The US and Europe are expected to deliver strong growth this year, allowing us to stay within the overall pro-risk paradigm from a medium-term perspective.

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