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    ESG & Sustainability Highlights

    US Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting

    DEVELOPER RELEASES FIRST SOLAR SUSTAINABILITY REPORT       
    March 23, 2020 - Source: Building Indiana
    Sustainability report notes progress in reducing waste, energy use       
    February 04, 2020 - Source: Environmental Factor
    World Economic Forum and Big Four propose new sustainability reporting framework LinkedIn       
    January 31, 2020 - Source: JC Supra

    Sustainability Standard Setters & Policy Makers

    Open Call for Applicants: GRI's Multi-Stakeholder Ethos in Action       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: GRI
    Pocket-lint has planted 1,000 trees: Welcome to sustainability month       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: Pocket-Lint
    Seeking widest possible representation in GRI’s governance       
    March 30, 2020 - Source: GRI

    ESG / Sustainable & Responsible Investment

    Coronavirus pandemic will drive responsible investing ‘skywards’       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: Financial Mirror
    Reserve management and sustainability: the case for green bonds?       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: BIS
    Just Released: New Sustainability Reporting Guidance for the Oil Industry       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: Environmental Leader

    Corporate ESG / Sustainability

    Hoist Finance Launches New Sustainability Strategy       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: Yahoo Finance/PR Newswire
    COVID-19: A Rapid Human Rights Due Diligence Tool for Companies       
    March 30, 2020 - Source: BSR
    Pfizer Completes $1.25 Billion Sustainability Bond for Social and Environmental Impact       
    March 30, 2020 - Source: US Acrofan

    From the Agora - Consumers & Sustainability

    Ÿnsect hatches plan for food chain sustainability       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: FT
    Execs: Consumers pushing companies toward sustainability       
    March 26, 2020 - Source: Cornell Chronicle
    We’re Obsessed With This Sustainable Swedish Brand       
    March 23, 2020 - Source: Refinery 29

    Global Sustainability:Forward Momentum!

    Meet the Moment. Build the Future.       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: BSR
    Meeting Japan’s Paris Agreement targets—more opportunity than cost       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: McKinsey & Company
    What do carbon offsetting, carbon net zero, and other sustainability terms mean?       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: Pocket Lint

    Sustainability Data That Matter

    The Fungus Among Us Is A Sustainability Workhorse       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: CleanTechnica
    Americans Focus on Digital Sustainability Courtesy of Coronavirus       
    March 30, 2020 - Source: Yahoo Finance
    Has there been any progress in sustainability and digital transformation?       
    March 30, 2020 - Source: Packaging Europe

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    Asset MGR Highlights

    Macy's will furlough the majority of its 125,000 employees       
    March 31, 2020 - Source: CNN
    Comment: How coronavirus is turning the spotlight on sustainable investing       
    March 27, 2020 - Source: International Investment
    Dow posts 2,112 point gain biggest ever       
    March 25, 2020 - Source: Fox Business

    United States Public Pension Fund Highlights

    New Mexico moves toward improving solvency of pension plan       
    March 10, 2020 - Source: Connecticut Post
    Coca-Cola Will Factor Rank-And-File Wages Into Exec Pay       
    March 07, 2020 - Source: Law360
    CalPERS fund drops by $15 billion amid market plunge and coronavirus fears        
    March 02, 2020 - Source: Sacramento Bee

    Sovereign Wealth Fund Highlights
     

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